Missing Princeton University Student Lauren Blackburn Found Dead in Lake at 23
- Lauren Blackburn, a 23-year-old Princeton University student, was found dead in Lake Carnegie after being reported missing since April 19, 2025, according to the Princeton University Department of Public Safety.
- The circumstances surrounding Blackburn's disappearance remain unclear, and authorities focused their search on Lake Carnegie after Blackburn's phone pinged near the water's edge.
- Dean of Undergraduate Students Regan Crotty expressed condolences, stating, 'Our hearts are heavy and we share our deepest condolences with Lauren’s family and friends.'
- Blackburn's death marks the sixth incident involving an undergraduate at Princeton since 2021, as noted by the Daily Princetonian.
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Missing Princeton Student Tragically Found Dead in Lake Carnegie - Miamistandard News
A Princeton University undergraduate student’s body was discovered nearly a week after he went missing. Lauren Blackburn, 23, was discovered at Lake Carnegie on the morning of April 25, according to the Princeton University Department of Public Safety. Nobody has spoken to or seen Blackburn since around 6 p.m. ET on April 19 near the Firestone Library on the Ivy League campus. “Our hearts are heavy, and we send our deepest condolences to Lauren’…
University student missing for a week found dead
The body of Princeton University third-year student Lauren Blackburn was found Friday morning in Carnegie Lake near campus, the university's security service said, after a nearly week-long search. The cause of death of the 23-year-old English major has not yet been released.


Missing Princeton student Lauren Blackburn found dead at lake near campus — week after vanishing
Lauren Blackburn, 23, was found in Lake Carnegie Friday morning, six days after going missing. A cause of death was not immediately revealed.
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