Friends of NAU student say social media tip led to his body
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Friends of a Northern Arizona University student say they acted on a social media tip to find his body in a flood control channel in downtown Flagstaff.
Austin Jones and Jesus Ramirez told police they went looking for Kain Turner on Dec. 3, despite university police saying not to.
A Flagstaff police report released Wednesday says a woman had responded to a missing persons post saying she saw Turner, seemingly drunk, stumbling in a ditch before dawn Dec. 2. Before that, friends saw him being escorted from a bar.
Jones said he had a bad feeling Turner would be found in the Rio de Flag.
Flagstaff police don't suspect foul play.
Turner recently turned 21 and was expected to graduate in 2020.