The Ohio State University graduate student who went missing in June was found dead on July 12 after authorities found his body in a quarry, according to a statement by his family.

The search for Amina Alhaj Omar, 25, came to a tragic end Wednesday when Franklin County officials found the body of the missing graduate student in a quarry near where it was last found (FOX). 8) June 10th report.

She has been missing for more than a month, but the Ohio State University student’s family confirmed she was found dead on Wednesday. https://t.co/mTJTVD6MdM

— WBNG 12 News (@WBNG12News) July 17, 2023

“On Wednesday afternoon, we received a call from Franklin County detectives who then came to our home and informed us that they had last seen Amina’s body in a quarry behind a BP gas station on South High Street. We have informed the family.The details are unknown at this time as we have not yet received the autopsy report.We would like to ask the public to pray for Amina,” said Alhaj Omar’s family. said in the statement quoted.

Alhaj Omar was considered “high risk” after her disappearance, and early morning surveillance footage at a convenience store showed her armed with two kitchen knives (before NBC4i). report. Nearly three weeks after her disappearance, law enforcement officials called off an aggressive search after they had no further clues about Alhaj Omar’s whereabouts. (Related: Ohio prisoner reportedly found dead floating in river)

NBC4i said police found Alhaj Omar’s abandoned car near Interstate 270 with minor damage before finding her body. Alhaj Omar’s sister Miriam reportedly said police had earlier found her sister’s jacket, shoes and mobile phone on the quarry property and that the young woman had taken a swim in the quarry’s deep pond. He said he speculated that he had gone. according to Columbus contingent.

Authorities have not revealed how Alhaj Omar died.

Family and friends remember Alhaj Omar as “cheerful, shy, caring, funny, and a loving person inside and out” whose laughter was “contagious and contagious for everyone in the room.” brought happiness to the world,” reported the Columbus Dispatch. Obituary.

Prior to his death, Alhaj Omar had studied social welfare and worked as an intern at the Regional Refugee and Immigration Service (CRIS) with victims of crime programs, the newspaper said.