Found Deceased NJ - Lauren Blackburn, 23, undergraduate student Princeton, 19 Apr 2025

[truthfinder2019]

Lauren Blackburn, 23, has not been seen since around 6 p.m. on April 19 in the vicinity of Firestone Library, according to the department. He was wearing blue jeans with torn knees, a yellow t-shirt with a black zippered hooded sweatshirt and blue flat-bottom shoes.

Blackburn is 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He also has brown eyes and black hair.

Princeton University officials seeking whereabouts of missing undergraduate student

Princeton University's Department of Public Safety are searching for Lauren Blackburn, a 23-year-old undergraduate student. He was last seen April 19.

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An extensive water search for Blackburn is expected to resume on April 22 at Lake Carnegie, WPVI-TV reported.

Rescue crews began searching the water around midnight April 22, stating a missing person's phone was pinging in the area, according to the Philadelphia-based TV station.

Police were using sonar units and drones from Hamilton Township to assist, as well as K-9 units.

Anyone with information on Blackburn is asked to contact the Department of Public Safety at(609) 258-1000

Search continues for missing Princeton University undergraduate student

Princeton University's Department of Public Safety is seeking information on a missing undergraduate student

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Blackburn is scheduled to graduate in 2026, the Princetonian reported. He formerly worked for the student paper, where he wrote two feature articles during the 2023-24 school year.

Princeton student Lauren Blackburn reported missing

A Princeton undergraduate student was reported missing Tuesday as first responders searched an on-campus lake. Lauren Blackburn, 23, was last seen Saturday around 6 p.m. on the school’s central New Jersey campus, the Daily Princetonian reported. The Princeton community received an alert around...

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[truthfinder2019]

Lauren Blackburn is a National Merit Scholar from Indiana and former writer at The Daily Princetonian​

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Authorities desperately search near lake for missing Princeton junior who disappeared from campus without a trace

Indiana native Lauren Blackburn, 23, has been missing for nearly three days, officials said.

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https://paw.princeton.edu/article/lauren-blackburn-26-reported-missing

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The Department of Public Safety began its search for Blackburn on the night of Monday, April 21, at Lake Carnegie, a man-made reservoir located a mile away from the campus library, where Blackburn was last seen. A missing person's phone was pinged to the area, but DPS has yet to recover it or determine if it belonged to Blackburn.

Authorities Searching Near N.J. Lake for Missing Princeton University Student

Lauren Blackburn, a student at Princeton University, was reported missing. Now, authorities are searching near a man-made lake in New Jersey for clues.

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[mlhenn]

Missing student: where is Lauren Blackburn?

Princeton University’s Department of Public Safety is seeking information on a missing undergraduate student. They have identified that missing student as 23-year-old Lauren Blackburn. He was last seen around 6 p.m. on Saturday, near the Firestone Library. Read more: 6abc.com

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Officials search for missing Princeton University student

Lauren Blackburn, a 23-year-old Princeton University student, was reported missing on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

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Authorities desperately search near lake for missing Princeton junior who disappeared from campus without a trace

Indiana native Lauren Blackburn, 23, has been missing for nearly three days, officials said.

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Missing Princeton student is a National Merit Scholar from Corydon, Indiana

The search for a missing student at Princeton University intensified Wednesday as crews scoured a nearby lake for traces of him. The student, 23-year-old Lauren Blackburn, is a former Corydon, Indiana, resident and a National Merit Scholar.

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[starlightstarbright]

The expression on his face in that cctv photo. To me, he looks really distressed.

But what the heck do they mean that a missing person’s phone has pinged to the area around the lake, but they aren’t sure if it’s his and they haven’t found the phone. Surely, you must know what phone you’re pinging, to ping it? That’s just a really odd and confusing statement. MOO

 

[aggiekel2005]

This popped up on my FYP on TikTok this morning. There wasn't any information that hasn't already been covered here, but at least it's getting some publicity elsewhere as well. Hoping he is just taking a much needed break. I know this time of year is incredibly stressful for college students with the end of the semester/finals etc.

 

[GraceG]

The expression on his face in that cctv photo. To me, he looks really distressed.

But what the heck do they mean that a missing person’s phone has pinged to the area around the lake, but they aren’t sure if it’s his and they haven’t found the phone. Surely, you must know what phone you’re pinging, to ping it? That’s just a really odd and confusing statement. MOO

I think that's just lazy reporting. Unfortunately a lot of news sites build their stories from other news sites info without verifying. In this case I think they read the phrase "New Jersey authorities reported that they were searching near Lake Carnegie Tuesday after a missing person’s phone pinged near the body of water, although it’s not clear if they were searching for Blackburn." from Wave3 News (Missing Princeton student is a National Merit Scholar from Corydon, Indiana ) and translated that to stating they were not sure if the phone (being looked for) was THIS missing person (Blackburn).

Most other reports state that Blackburn's phone pinged in the location of the lake area. Authorities desperately search near lake for missing Princeton junior who disappeared from campus without a trace

I agree with you on the last photo or Lauren in the yellow striped T-shirt, he looks very distressed to me.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

How tragic for his family. I hope he is located - safe- soon. These cases seem to happen to college-aged young men every year.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Police search for missing Princeton University student

Police in New Jersey are urgently searching for 23-year old Lauren Blackburn, a Princeton University student who went missing last weekend. NBC News’ Ellison Barber reports.

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[mlhenn]

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/lauren-blackburn-26-reported-missing

He was last seen at about 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19, near Firestone Library.

On Washington Road at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, an emergency vehicle towed two red inflatable motorboats toward Lake Carnegie. A Trenton fire truck and other emergency vehicles gathered at the lakefront near the Harrison Street bridge. Two drones were flying over the lake at noon.

 

[airportwoman]

Any updates?

 

[truthfinder2019]

Search continues…

Search for Lauren Blackburn ’26 still ongoing

Lauren Blackburn ’26 has been missing since Saturday, April 19. The search for him, led by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), is still ongoing, with University community members advised to contact DPS if they have any knowledge of his whereabouts.

www.dailyprincetonian.com

 

[Caring1]

Sadly, Lauren’s body has been found.

April 25, 2025

Crotty said that the body of Lauren Blackburn, 23, was found at Lake Carnegie Friday morning. He was last seen Saturday near a library on campus.

Body of missing Princeton University student found at Lake Carnegie, dean says

Officials said that the body of Lauren Blackburn, 23, was found at Lake Carnegie Friday morning. He was last seen Saturday near a library on campus.

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[truthfinder2019]

Heartfelt condolensces to Lauren’s family.

Missing Princeton University Student Lauren Blackburn Found Dead in Lake at 23

Lauren Blackburn, a Princeton University student who had been missing since April 19, was found dead April 25 in an on-campus lake, according to the school. He was 23.

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[browneyes]

No cause of death?

 

[GraceG]

No cause of death?

LE isn't obligated under the law to give the cause of death to the media or public. In many circumstances, accident or other no criminal event, the family will wish that to remain private, and LE will honor that. Sometimes they do release it, if only to assure the public there is no danger, but they don't have to.

 

[swanniee11]

Very sad outcome. He appears to be a very bright young man. Prayers for Lauren and his famly.