Libby March/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) A professor at an upstate New York university is believed to be in danger after he never showed up to teach on Saturday, police said.
Heikki Rantakari, 44, a professor at the University of Rochester, was last seen Friday night, Rochester police said.
He was reported missing after he did not show up to teach a scheduled class on campus on Saturday morning, the university said.
Police said Rantakari checked into his Airbnb, which is within walking distance of the university, after arriving in Rochester from Boston Friday night, Rochester ABC affiliate WHAM reported.
"We did find evidence that he was there, so we do know he did check into his Airbnb on Friday," Rochester Police Capt. Greg Bello told WHAM. "Now it s a matter of what happened from there, and that s what we re trying to track down."
Bello said Rantakari has family in Boston that is concerned, and that it is unlike him to not attend his classe
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