Sep 24, 2014
Archived: Many Mourn After Police Find The Body Of Sartell Native And NDSU Student Thomas Bearson
SARTELL, Minn. (AP) – Family and friends of a North Dakota college student are mourning the teen from Minnesota after police said his body was found in Moorhead.
The St. Cloud Times reports about 500 people attended a candlelight vigil for North Dakota State University student Thomas Bearson in Sartell on Tuesday. The vigil was originally scheduled as a prayer service after the 18-year-old freshman from Sartell went missing over the weekend. Police announced Bearson’s remains were found Tuesday.
Students at NDSU also held a vigil in Fargo, North Dakota.
A statement from Bearson’s family asked mourners at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sartell to "reach over and hug" their children.
Police say Bearson was last seen at a party Saturday in Fargo. His cause of death hasn’t been determined and no suspects have been identified.