A 22-year-old missing Oregon State University student was found dead on Marys Peak in Benton County on Sunday, the Corvallis Police Department said.
Just before 5 p.m., volunteers helping with the search for Steven Mainwaring found a Ford Bronco the student was believed to be driving in a remote area of Marys Peak near Philomath. Police found Mainwaring‘s body nearby, they said. Deputies said there was no evidence of criminal activity or foul play.
Mainwaring had been missing for nearly two weeks. His family said they last heard from him on Dec. 16.
Mainwaring was an engineering student who also served in the Air National Guard.
A week before Christmas, his parents said he told them he would be home in Klamath Falls for the holiday but might take a day trip to the coast or go fishing before. They didn’t hear from him again.
The Corvallis Police Department said his phone was pinged on Dec. 17 at a cell tower in Harrisburg, which pinpointed the phone’s location near the town of Alsea.
