BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) — On Friday evening, authorities said that a body found near an organic farm at Middlebury College was that of Lia Smith, the student from Woodside, California, who was reported missing the previous weekend.

According to the results of the autopsy, Smith died by suicide.

Her body was reportedly found at The Knoll in Cornwall, to the west of Middlebury College's main campus, at around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. This followed a "full-scale search" launched by Vermont State Police that morning.

Local and state police had scheduled a press conference for 3:00 p.m. to provide updates on the search, which was suddenly canceled.

Vermont State Police and Middlebury Police thanked the numerous local, state, and federal agencies that helped with the search for Smith, as

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