- The student’s body was found on Thursday afternoon after her roommate reported her missing
A nursing student found dead near the University of Georgia at Athens has been identified as 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley.
The student’s body was found on Thursday afternoon after her roommate reported her missing.
UGA has has urged students to travel ‘in groups’ and has canceled classes after a nursing student was found dead with ‘visible injuries’ in a wooded area.
‘The individual was unconscious and not breathing and had visible injuries,’ the chief said. EMS responders determined the victim was dead, he said.
University of Georgia police suspect foul play and said they are working with local police to investigate the death, but say they do not yet have a suspect.
A nursing student found dead near the University of Georgia at Athens has been identified as 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley
The University of Georgia said the victim was a former undergraduate at the school in 2023, who had since enrolled at Augusta University’s nursing program, which has a campus in Athens.