{"id":24090,"date":"2024-02-23T02:25:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T08:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24090"},"modified":"2024-02-23T02:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T08:25:53","slug":"foul-play-suspected-after-woman-who-went-for-jog-found-dead-at-university-of-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24090","title":{"rendered":"Foul play suspected after woman who went for jog found dead at University of Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A woman who had gone for a jog was found dead with \u201cvisible injuries\u201d Thursday on the campus of the University of Georgia, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Foul play is suspected in the death in Athens, the university&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.uga.edu\/special-message-regarding-recent-events\/\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Police did not release additional details, including the suspected cause of death, citing the active investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe do not have a suspect, but we are actively investigating the case,\u201d University of Georgia Police Chief Jeffrey Clark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The woman did not attend the University of Georgia, but was a student at another institution, Clark said. He did not name the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Augusta University said later that one of its students who attended the college of nursing at its Athens campus died of suspected foul play. &#8220;The receipt of this news this afternoon was shocking to all of us,&#8221; Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Around noon, someone reported that their friend had gone for a run at the Intramural Fields on campus that morning and had not returned, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The woman\u2019s body was found in a forested area behind Lake Herrick at 12:38 p.m., and she had visible injuries, Clark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting university police, the state law enforcement agency said. Athens-Clarke County Police is also helping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In a message to the campus community, which includes more than 40,000 students, the university called it a \u201cterrible situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All classes were canceled Thursday evening and Friday, the university said. They will resume Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Clark said that there are security cameras on the campus, which covers 760 acres in Athens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Clark said there hasn\u2019t been a homicide on campus in at least 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/foul-play-suspected-woman-went-jog-found-dead-university-georgia-rcna140123\">Nbcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman who had gone for a jog was found dead with \u201cvisible injuries\u201d Thursday on the campus of the University of Georgia, officials said. Foul play is suspected in the death in Athens, the university&nbsp;said in a statement. Police did not release additional details, including the suspected cause of death, citing the active investigation. 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