21-Year-Old Student Missing Since the Weekend
Authorities in two states are now working together in the urgent search for 21-year-old Lia Smith, a Middlebury College student who has been missing since the weekend.
According to officials, New York State Police have joined Vermont State Police, the Middlebury Police Department, and the FBI in the coordinated effort to find Smith. Search crews have been combing the area by land and air, using drones, K9 units, and ground teams, with additional support from U.S. Border Patrol agents earlier this week.
Last Seen on Friday
Smith was last seen on the Middlebury College campus on Friday night and was reported missing on Sunday.
Since then, her disappearance has shaken the small Vermont town and the tight-knit campus community, which is about 120 miles north of Albany…