New Jersey authorities and Princeton University public safety officials are utilizing drones, helicopters and watercraft in their search for a 20-year-old student who has not been seen since early Friday morning.
Misrach Ewunetie, 20, has been missing since around 3 a.m. Friday, when she was spotted in the area of the Scully Hall dormitory on Princeton University’s campus, the Princeton, New Jersey, Police Department said in a press release.
Ewunetie was described as being 5-foot-4 inches tall and about 130 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
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There was no update regarding the search for Ewunetie as of 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, when the university warned students of "an increased law enforcement presence on and around campus including the use of a helicopter, drones and watercraft."
According to The Daily Princetonian, students received a notification just before 9:20 p.m. Monday describing how Ewunetie was reported missing and had last been seen near the residence hall where she lived.
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Anne Caswell-Klein, dean of the university’s New College West, where Ewunetie was a student, wrote in an email to the community saying Ewunetie had "not been in touch with her family or friends in several days," the school newspaper reported.
Police are urging anyone with information regarding Ewunetie’s whereabouts to contact the Department of Public Safety at (609) 258-1000.
