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Police Locate Body in Search for Missing Middlebury College Student
The Vermont State Police found a body near The Knoll during the search for Lia Smith, last seen Oct. 7; initial investigation finds no suspicious circumstances.
- On Oct. 23, Vermont State Police located an unidentified body near The Knoll, the college's organic farm in Cornwall, while searching for Lia Smith around 1:30 p.m.
- Lia Smith, a 21-year-old Middlebury College senior, was last seen on Oct. 17 and reported missing two days later on Oct. 19, prompting the search.
- Multiple agencies including Vermont State Police, New York State Police, the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection joined searches using drones and ground sweeps, while more than 600 Middlebury College students joined an online GroupMe to organize volunteers.
- Officials have opened a death investigation and said early findings do not indicate the death is suspicious, with an autopsy scheduled for Oct. 24 at the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Burlington.
- Community members mobilized across the greater Middlebury area as Middlebury College thanked federal, state and local agencies and urged tips via Middlebury Police Department contact channels.
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21-year-old Lia Smith had been missing for almost a week. Police investigate causes of death, which do not seem suspicious
Body found near Middlebury College campus during search for missing student - The Boston Globe
Authorities did not confirm the body was that of a Middlebury student last seen on Oct. 17, but the university's president called the discovery "incredibly saddening."
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