Apr 14, 2021
Authorities confirmed Wednesday that a body found this week in the Mississippi River near Reserve is that of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier.
“Since Kori was first reported missing, the LSU Police Department, Baton Rouge Police Department and other law enforcement agencies and volunteers have taken exhaustive measures to locate her and, in the process, to determine what led to her disappearance,” said LSU Chief of Police Bart Thompson. “This is a difficult conclusion for all of us, but we hope this will bring closure for the Gauthier family.”
Gauthier s abandoned car was discovered April 7 after it was hit by another vehicle heading east on I-10 over the Mississippi River.
Body found in Miss. River identified as missing LSU student
Body found in Miss. River identified as Kori Gauthier By WAFB Staff | April 14, 2021 at 5:54 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 8:11 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials confirm the body found in the Mississippi River in Reserve, La. on Tuesday, April 13 is that of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier.
Gauthier, 18, of Opelousas, was last seen on Tuesday, April 6.
The LSU freshman was reported missing after her vehicle was discovered unoccupied on I-10 East on the Mississippi River Bridge between Baton Rouge and Port Allen after a driver crashed into the vehicle after 12 a.m. Wednesday, April 7.
Missing LSU student Kori Gauthier s body found in Mississippi River
LSU has issued a statement saying that the body found in the water Tuesday was in fact the missing student. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 6:31 PM CDT April 14, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. A body found in the Mississippi River near Reserve, Louisiana is that of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier, it was confirmed by LSU officials Wednesday.
“Since Kori was first reported missing, the LSU Police Department, Baton Rouge Police Department and other law enforcement agencies and volunteers have taken exahsutive measures to locate her and, in the process, to determine what led to her disappearance,” said LSU Chief of Police Bart Thompson. “This is a difficult conclusion for all of us, but we hope this will bring closure for the Gauthier family.”
Body pulled from river in Reserve identified as missing LSU student Share Updated: 6:23 PM CDT Apr 14, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 6:23 PM CDT Apr 14, 2021
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Show Transcript THE WDSU NEWSROOM. THE BODY FOUND IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS THAT OF A 19-YEAR-OLD STUDENT. SHE FIRST WENT MISSING ONE WEEK AGO. POLICE SAY SHE WAS HEADED TO HER DORM WHEN A DRIVER CRASHED INTO HER PARKED VEHICLE ON THE BRIDGE. THE DRIVER SAYS WHEN HE CALLED POLICE TO CHECK ON THE VEHICLE, THE CAR DOOR WAS OPEN, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT NO SIGN OF HER. HER WALLET, HER LICENSE AND PHONE ALL LEFT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS BASED ON CELL PHONE TRACKING, VIDEO AND TIMELINE OF EVENTS, IT IS BELIEVED NO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WAS INVOLVED.
LSU student Kori Gauthier identified as missing body found in the Mississippi River This is a difficult conclusion for all of us, but we hope this will bring closure for the Gauthier family,” LSU police said.
The search for missing LSU freshman
Kori Gauthier has come to a tragic end. A body retrieved from the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish was confirmed to be hers on Wednesday.
Gauthier, 18, went missing on April 7. A search began in earnest as her car was found seemingly abandoned by the I-10 Mississippi River Bridge in Louisiana after another driver crashed into it,