The body of a woman found dead Thursday on the University of Georgia campus has been identified as 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley, the Athens-Clarke County coroner told CNN on Friday.
The woman was an Augusta University College of Nursing student at its campus in Athens, the city that also is home to the University of Georgia, officials at the Augusta university said.
An aerial view of the area where a woman was found dead in Athens, Georgia, on February 22, 2024.
Coroner Sonny Wilson said Riley?s cause and manner of death are pending an examination of the body, which is set to take place Friday.
Authorities received a call around noon on Thursday from a person who was concerned after their friend went jogging at the university?s intramural fields and never returned, University of Georgia Police Chief Jeffrey L. Clark said Thursday evening.
Investigators found the jogger?s body around 12:38 p.m. in an area behind a nearby lake, Clark said.
Police said they suspect foul play was involved. But no suspect information or possible motive has been released.
When he was asked whether there was any danger to the public following the death, the police chief said: ?When you have a suspect that?s on the loose, there?s always a danger. But there?s no immediate danger at this time.?
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