Foul play is suspected in death of individual found on the University of Georgia campus
The University of Georgia has canceled classes on Thursday and Friday after the death of a female on campus, the school said in a post on its website.
Foul play is suspected, the school added.
On Thursday afternoon, the UGA Police Department received a call from someone concerned for the welfare of a friend who didn’t return after going for a run at the Intramural Fields earlier in the morning, the school said in a post on X.
According to UGA police, they located the missing person in a forested area around 12:38 p.m. unconscious and not breathing. She had visible injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The campus will close at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and not reopen until Monday, February 26, the school said.
UGA is located in Athens, approximately 60 miles northeast of Atlanta.
The university is planning a 7 p.m. news conference.
CNN has reached out to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Athens-Clark County Police.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
CNN’s Cara Lynn Clarkson contributed to this report.
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