US EditionVermont College Student Has Been Missing for 5 Days
Authorities including state police, FBI, and border patrol coordinate a full-scale search after 21-year-old Lia Smith disappeared from Middlebury College campus.
- On Sunday, Lia Smith, 21, a senior at Middlebury College, was reported missing after last being seen on campus around 9 o'clock Friday night.
- State and federal agencies have joined the effort to locate Smith, with Vermont State Police, New York State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation launching a full-scale search on Thursday.
- Investigators have deployed drones and conducted ground searches to find Smith, while a large wooded-area sweep involving Border Patrol agents took place Wednesday and a Search and Rescue Team was activated for Thursday.
- The college said it is offering counseling and outreach to Smith's family, friends, students, and faculty, and three Middlebury administrators said Monday, `She is a beloved member of our Middlebury family and there is nothing more important than the health, safety, and well-being of our students and of our entire community`.
- Police say the student hasn't been seen in five days, and anyone with information should contact the Middlebury Police Department or Vermont State Police.
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Police find lifeless body during search for missing college student
Lia Smith MIDDLEBURY — In the search for Middlebury College senior Lia Smith Thursday afternoon, authorities found a body in a field near The Knoll, the college’s organic garden, Vermont State Police announced Thursday evening. Police did not identify the body, but they did announced it as a part of an update to their search for Smith, who was last seen on campus Friday evening. Her father reported her missing to Middlebury police on Sunday when…
21-year-old Lia Smith was last seen on Friday night in a campus building; authorities use drones and ask the community for help
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Boston HeraldPolice searching for Vermont college student missing since last week
Police in Vermont are searching for a college student who has been missing since last week. Lia Smith, a 21-year-old senior at Middlebury College, was reported missing on Sunday and hasn’t been seen since around 9 p.m. Friday when she vanished from a building on campus. The Middlebury Campus, the school’s student newspaper, reported this week that Smith’s father filed a missing persons report when she didn’t respond to his calls. The Middlebury …
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