The body of 19-year-old College of Charleston student Owen Tillman Kenney, who went missing near his South Carolina home on Halloween, was found Saturday morning, authorities said.
Kenney’s body was discovered in the water near Patriots Point around 8:45 a.m., following a days-long search, according to the Charleston Police Department.
“I would like to thank everyone who took part in the effort to get Owen back to his family,” Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker said in a statement.
Owen Tillman Kenney’s body was recovered from the water near Patriots Point Saturday morning.
“We hope this recovery brings some measure of closure to a family experiencing unimaginable loss,” authorities said. “We ask that everyone continue to respect the privacy of the Kenney family during this difficult time.”
The teen, from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, was last seen by friends around 2 a.m. on Oct. 31 near King Street and Burns Lane, just minutes from his home, his family said in a statement on Facebook earlier this week.
Police confirmed that Owen Tillman Kenney took his own life on Halloween, roughly two hours after he was last seen.
Surveillance footage showed Kenney walking alone onto the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway—about three miles from where he was last spotted—shortly after 3 a.m. His phone also last pinged from the same area around that time, authorities said.
