Police say missing NJ student died by suicide; search now a recovery mission Sergio Bichao Published: November 6, 2025 Owen Kenney (via Facebook)

The search in South Carolina for a missing young man from New Jersey has turned into a recovery effort to find his body.

Charleston police announced Thursday that 19-year-old Owen Kenney, a College of Charleston student from Tinton Falls who had been missing for more than a week, died by suicide.

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Police confirm death after weeklong search

Kenney was last seen alone on the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge pedestrian walkway around 3 a.m. on Oct. 31. His phone’s la

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