An 18-year-old college student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was reportedly found dead just 500 feet from where he went missing. According to , his parents are now seeking details about the circumstances that led to his disappearance and subsequent death. NBC News.
Ish and Ritu Dhawan from the Bay Area were notified that their son, Akul, had been missing since attending a party the night before. It appears that one of Akul’s friends was the first to report the incident to authorities. When Ishu and Ritu learned of their son’s disappearance, they called campus police seeking answers about their son’s whereabouts.
Ish said the parents were transported to the county coroner, who said “he was deceased.” “I couldn’t believe it. No one bothered to tell me.”
WMAQ report Mr. Akul died in freezing temperatures about 500 feet from where he was last seen. Akul’s body was discovered by campus staff on a concrete slab at the back of a campus building. However, the Dhawan family claims that the authorities failed to search for Akkul.
“I think this is just a bad dream. I believe he will come back,” Ish said.
“It’s unimaginable that a child would die on a college campus in this day and age.”
campus authorities issued a statement, provides a timeline of events that led to Akkul’s body being finally found 10 hours after he was first reported missing.champaign coroner issued another statement That suggests Akur may have died from hypothermia.
“When someone is reported missing, we go and look for them,” Ish said. “You mobilize people. When the temperature is below Fahrenheit, every minute is precious.”
Ishu and Ritu met with several university officials and the detective investigating the case, but were unable to get any answers as to what had happened. The report noted that authorities have also not updated the parents since then.
A police spokesperson said:[t]The safety of all students and community members is our top priority,” the department said, adding that the department was “heartbroken” for the family.
The Dhawan family insists there remain more questions than answers about the situation.
The investigation into this incident is still ongoing.
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