Months after the news about aâ missing 22-year-old college student in Georgia spread, media sources have disclosed the⣠last text message Laken Riley sent to her mother.
Footage showing her last moments, captured âjust before she disappeared, has also â˘been made public.
The nursing student texted at 8:55 a.m.,â just moments⣠before she went jogging â¤on the University of Georgiaâs (UGA) campus.
But then there was no word from her again. This led to her worried mom sending⢠a âmessage that said, âPlease call me. Iâm really worried about you.â
On February 22, around â12:07 p.m., one of Rileyâsâ friends contacted UGA Police Department because they were anxious for Riley who hadnât come⢠back from her morning run at IM Fields that day.
Officers âquickly â˘began their search at âabout 12:20 p.m.
They found Riley in the woods behind Lake Herrick shortly âafter.
She was unconscious and had visible injuries on her body. Officers provided medical help but emergency responders declared âsheâ was dead when they arrived.
After âlearning about âRileyâs death, some of her family and friends shared online tributes in memory of her. A touching â¤Instagram post came from âthe sister of theâ late â¤student who attended UGA until Spring âSemester 2023 before âmoving to Augusta âŁUniversity College of âNursing program in Athens.
âThe best âsister and my built in best friend since day one! This isnât fair and I will never get it but I know you are with the man you loved mostâ right now,â wrote⤠Rileyâs devastatedâ sister, Lauren Phillips.
Magana also shared a tribute to â˘Riley on Instagram with a âcollection of photos showing happy times they hadâ together. In her long caption, sheâ expressed how much â˘Riley meant to her as she called her âbest friend.â
