A University of Virginia student has been found dead in the Slovenian Alps after authorities there say he slipped and fell while hiking.

Third-year student Gunnar Kennedy, 21, was reported missing after his family and friends lost contact with him last Friday.

The Slovenian Press Agency, STA, reported Thursday that he had been found dead after heading out to Mount Triglav, the country’s highest peak.

“He appeared to have died after slipping off the trail and falling, the Kranj Police Department said,” STA reported.

Kennedy, who was studying computer science at UVa, was studying abroad in Madrid.

Mount Triglav’s elevation is a little more than 9,395 feet, and Kennedy, described as a hiker with moderate experience, was attempting the journey without a local guide, according to his famil

See Full Page