Dartmouth student from Middletown, Delaware, found dead in river

According to local reports, police are investigating whether hazing may have played a role in the death of a Dartmouth student from Delaware who was found dead in the Connecticut River Sunday night.

The body of Won Jang, a 20-year-old student at the Ivy League university, was recovered 20 meters offshore around 7:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Hanover police said in a news release. He was reported missing after he was last seen alive near the docks Saturday night.

Jang is from Middletown and is a member of Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, according to the fraternity’s website. He is also studying biomedical engineering at Dartmouth.

The search for Jang involved several divers and a sonar team with an underwater camera, which eventually found the body, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Items found near the dock indicated that Jang had not left the river area.

The cause of death has not yet been determined, but the Hanover police assume that there is no third-party negligence.