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Missing UNH student found safe

WEST HAVEN — West Haven Police reported that the student missing for over 24 hours has been found safe. Police updated their Facebook page with this state...
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WEST HAVEN — West Haven Police reported that the student missing for over 24 hours has been found safe.

Police updated their Facebook page with this statement:

*West Haven Police has been alerted that Allie has been found in New Haven by Yale Police Department. She is in good health**************** Thank you all for sharing!

West Haven police and University of New Haven Police had been searching for the missing student throughout the day.

They said Allie McGrory, 18, had been missing since Wednesday afternoon.

Missing UNH student found safe

McGrory is from New Jersey and lives on campus at UNH. The UNH spring semester started yesterday.

The campus was notified by email and text that the 18-year-old had vanished.

“I woke up this morning getting ready for class and I see that text on my phone and I immediately feel you know sadness for the family,” said Brentin Guerrera, a UNH sophomore.

“We are terrified.,” said a teary eyed Jessica Fulchiero, who is married to Allie McGrory’s cousin. She drove five hours from Pennsylvania to try to find out more from police.

“We received a call from some school officials, residence hall personnel, that they were concerned because Allie had not been seen for almost 24 hours,” said Asst. Chief Don Parker, of the UNH police Department.

A clue perhaps in a text McGrory sent “to her roommate that she was feeling a little distraught,” said Sgt. David Tammaro of the West Haven police department.

Her father, John McGrory, brought her back to school Tuesday.

“We believe that she left campus to go to a movie but we’re really not sure,” said Clark

Investigators think Allie left campus by herself and may have called for an Uber ride.

“We are looking into that,” said Parker

“She is such an amazing kid,” said Fulchiero. “She’s smart. She’s athletic. And, we just want to make sure she’s safe.”

The first day of the spring semester was yesterday. She didn’t show up for any classes or softball practice.

“A lot of the coaches are tweeting out, fellow students and stuff like retweeting everything,” said  Kiara Melton, a UNH sophomore. “It’s definitely serious and we’re all you know working on bringing her back.”


 

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