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A body found in Vermont on Oct. 23 has officially been identified as missing Middlebury College student Lia Smith, 21

Smith’s manner of death was released by the local medical examiner’s office

Smith was reported missing on Sunday, Oct. 19, two days after she was last seen on the Middlebury campus

Missing Middlebury College student Lia Smith has officially been confirmed dead .

Smith, 21, was reported missing by her father on Sunday, Oct. 19, two days after she was last seen on campus. A body was discovered near the college by Vermont State Police on Thursday, Oct. 23, and an autopsy has now confirmed that it is that of Smith, per a press release from the Vermont Police Department (VPD) shared on Friday, Oct. 24.

The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office determined

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