Princeton University officials seeking whereabouts of missing undergraduate student
Princeton University officials seeking whereabouts of missing undergraduate student A large water search for Lauren Blackburn is expected to resume April 22 at Lake Carnegie, according to local reports.
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Princeton University's Department of Public Safety is asking the public to help find an undergraduate student who went missing over the weekend.
Lauren Blackburn, 23, has not been seen since around 6 p.m. on April 19 in the vicinity of Firestone Library, according to the department. He was wearing blue jeans with torn knees, a yellow t-shirt with a black zippered hooded sweatshirt and blue flat-bottom shoes.
Blackburn is 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He also has brown eyes and black hair.
The department said there may be increased law enforcement activity on campus due to the situation.
Anyone with information on Blackburn's whereabouts can contact the department at (609) 258-1000.
'Please hold Lauren in your thoughts'
An extensive water search for Blackburn is expected to resume on April 22 at Lake Carnegie, WPVI-TV reported.
Rescue crews began searching the water around midnight April 22, stating a missing person's phone was pinging in the area, according to the Philadelphia-based TV station.
The crews were stationed at a boat ramp off Princeton Kingston Road, WPVI-TV said. The department was using sonar units and drones to assist, as well as K-9 units, the TV station reported.
'I will share an update when we know more, but in the meantime please hold Lauren in your thoughts as we attempt to locate him,' Vice President for Student Life W. Rochelle Calhoun wrote in an email to undergraduate students obtained by The Daily Princetonian.
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