Won Jang, Dartmouth College student, found dead in New Hampshire river – NBC Boston

A Dartmouth College student who was reported missing Sunday afternoon was found dead in the Connecticut River later that night.

Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, was reported missing shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, Hanover police said.

He was last seen by friends around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday while attending an informal social gathering on the docks near the Dartmouth boathouse. When he failed to show up for an appointment the next day, he was reported missing to Hanover Police.

Hanover police and fire departments, Lebanon and Hartford fire departments, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team were all on scene to assist in the search. Items found near the dock indicated that Jang had not left the river area.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m., Jang’s body was recovered about 20 meters offshore, not far from the dock where he was last seen.

The cause of death is currently unknown, but preliminary investigations indicate that foul play is not suspected. Anyone with information is asked to call Hanover Police at 603-643-2222.