Missing college student found dead

Saturday, November 21, 2015
ALBANY TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Pennsylvania State Police said the search for missing Washington College student Jacob Marburger is over.

Marburger's body was found just before 3 a.m. Saturday in the picnic area in the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Albany Township, Berks County. His green Land Rover was also found at that location.



Police said he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Marburger of Cheltenham, Montgomery County, attended Cheltenham High School and Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

His disappearance prompted lockdowns at both schools.
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