Divers and police launched a search for a student Thursday morning at Lake Murray in La Mesa after park rangers found a backpack and a cell phone next to the lake shore, officials said.
Rangers reported their discovery around 7:20 a.m. at the lake located at 5500 Kiowa Dr. Officials began a search shortly thereafter with boats and divers scouring the water and officers searching the area by ground.
San Diego police told NBC 7 the ID of an 18-year-old San Diego State University student was found near the abandoned belongings. Clothing, the ID and a phone were inside the backpack left near the water.
Police said no witnesses reported seeing the student go into the lake, but some footprints were found leading to the water’s edge. The investigation at the lake will continue through the morning, until they find the student, SDPD Lt. Kevin Mayer said.
