Crime & Safety

Missing Morton Grove Student Found Dead

Pravin Varughese, 19, was a student at Southern Illinois University. Officials say he froze to death in a wooded area.

A Morton Grove college student who was missing since last week has been found dead, according to an article in TribLocal.

Pravin Varughese, 19, was a student at Southern Illinois University. Officials said he got in an argument with the person driving him home from a Carbondale party, left the car and then got lost and froze to death in a wooded area, the article says.

A Facebook page, Find Pravin Varughese, was started to after he went missing. It is now filled with condolences, such as this message, “Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Our hearts weep with you."

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