The body of a missing University of Georgia student was found Tuesday morning in a creek, according to police.
Rebecca Elaine Greene, 22, of Brunswick was found in a creek on the Plaza in west Athens, Athens-Clarke County police said in an emailed statement. Greene was last seen at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Greene's body was found by an officer searching the area where her phone was last detected, police said. The location was not far from Indale Avenue, where Greene lived with her boyfriend, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
Greene was supposed to be at the library and her boyfriend was to pick her up, according to the Banner-Herald report. Greene later sent a text message to her boyfriend saying she would walk or take a bus. But by 11:25 p.m., she hadn’t returned home, her boyfriend told police.
A bicycle and cellphone, believed to belong to Greene, were found at the crime scene late Tuesday, police said.
Greene’s body was transported to the GBI Crime Lab, where an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. The UGA police department is assisting with the investigation.
Greene was a chemistry major and philosophy minor at UGA and previously studied at Coastal Georgia Community College and Kennesaw State University, The Red & Black, UGA's student newspaper, reported on its website.
Anyone with information about the case should call the Athens-Clarke County Police Department Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 706-613-3342.
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