Missing Northern Michigan University student Trenton Massey. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Police Department)
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) — Authorities have recovered the body of a Northern Michigan University student who went missing two months ago.
The Marquette Police Department announced the body of Trenton Massey, 21, was found around 3:30 p.m. Friday, submerged in the water of the Lower Harbor, north of the Shiras Dock.
His body was located by volunteers from Hybrid Robotics, an underwater ROV manufacturing company located in Traverse City. Divers from the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office then recovered Massey’s body. An autopsy will be conducted.
The case began around 8 a.m. Feb. 22, when Massey’s cell phone was turned in to police. It had been found on a multi-use path in the city of Marquette. A family member of Massey’s was contacted, and they said they would notify Massey his phone had been found. But later that day, the family member alerted police that Massey had not been heard from and was believed to be missing.
Surveillance cameras captured Massey in the downtown Marquette area around 2:50 a.m. Sunday, traveling eastbound on the path where his phone was discovered. Additional footage showed Massey heading to the Founder’s Landing Boardwalk around 3:25 a.m. Authorities say he appeared to be “disoriented” and “having difficulty walking.”
Shortly after 3:30 a.m., Massey was seen walking out onto the ice from the north Founder’s Landing Pier. He then disappeared from the view of the camera. The NMU campus was closed due to a winter storm.
Numerous agencies and countless volunteers aided in the search for Massey until efforts were suspended a few days after he was reported missing. Specialized equipment was used to search on land, in the water and from the air, including a helicopter, airboat, underwater remote-operated vehicle, sonar units, scuba divers, drones, K9s and a hover craft.
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