Missing Indian-origin Cornell varsity student found dead
A 20-year-old Indianorigin Cornell University student was found dead in New York after he went missing this week.
Aalaap Narasipura, a senior electrical engineering student at Cornell’s College of Engineering, was reported missing since Wednesday.
Cornell University police, working with the New York State Police, the Ithaca Police Department and the Ithaca Fire Department, recovered his body on Friday from Fall Creek, a short distance upstream from Ithaca Falls.
Cornell University police confirmed Narasipura’s identity. Police said the circumstances of Narasipura’s death are still under investigation, but no foul play is suspected. No other information is available at this time.
The circumstances of Narasipura’s death remain under investigation, but police said they don’t suspect any foul play.
State and local authorities from multiple agencies searched Narasipura’s residence, academic spaces and regular routes of travel as well as adjacent natural areas and gorges around the Ivy League university.
They did not find any evidence of his whereabouts .
Police had searched gorges and adjacent natural areas in Ithaca. Earlier authorities had issued an advisory describing Narasipura as a dark-skinned male, 5-feet-9 inches tall and had also released his photo.
He was last seen in the early morning of May 17 on Cornell University’s campus, and was wearing shorts and a flannel shirt with bright blue socks and leather sandals.
Narasipura was set to graduate this December, according to the report.
Vice president for student and campus life Ryan Lombardi expressed “profound sadness” at the death of Narasipura.
He described Narasipura as an “ambitious student” who was scheduled to graduate early this December.
“He was active on the Ultimate Frisbee team, enjoyed taking photos, and planned to continue at Cornell to pursue a Master of Engineering degree,” he said in a statement.
“On behalf of the Cornell University community, I extend our deepest condolences to Aalaap’s family and friends as they grieve this tragedy,” Lombardi said .
He added that Narasipura’s family was in their thoughts “as we all come to grips with the enormity of this loss”.