Missing LSU student: the search is limited to one part of the Mississippi River, the university says

Missing LSU student: the search is limited to one part of the Mississippi River, the university says

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Kori Gauthier’s car was found unoccupied at the scene of an accident on the Mississippi River Bridge on Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, according to LSU. The Louisiana Department of Transportation confirmed there was an accident early Wednesday morning on the I-10 bridge that shut down two traffic lanes.
Referring to the Baton Rouge police department, WAFB, CNN subsidiary, reported that Gauthier’s car apparently left abandoned and walked on the bridge.

“As soon as officers arrived on the scene, they found Gauthier’s personal belongings – including her phone – inside and dragged her car to a rubble,” WAFB reported.

The search was narrowed after a K-9 carcass dog warned the same area of ​​the river twice earlier Saturday, the school said in its statement.

The statement said conditions in the area were unsafe and divers were not deployed, but the mounted patrol will search a river bank on Sunday and the latest solar technology will be used by law enforcement on boats.

Law enforcers believe no criminal activity or foul play has taken place, based on the evidence gathered, the statement said.

The police’s police department had contact with Gauthier’s parents and they share privacy with them, LSU said.

Gauthier’s father, Levar Gauthier, joined the search on Friday and the family held a vigil near the place where her car was found on Friday night, according to WAFB.

“I have not eaten for lunch since Wednesday,” Levar Gauthier told WAFB on Friday. “I may have slept four hours in the last few days and her mother has not gotten that much. I’m sure. I get a nap here and there, but I mean we will not stop until we know. . ‘
Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré said on Twitter Saturday that he would join the United Cajun Navy and Southern University volunteers in the search. He asked that volunteers help with the search for water, air and land.
Gauthier is an 18-year-old first-year student at LSU. She is 5 feet, 5 inches and weighs 115 to 120 pounds with dark brown hair and brown eyes. LSU’s statement.

CNN added Baton Rouge police for additional details about the crash and the search.

Correction: An earlier version of this article was misspelled by retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré

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