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Georgia State Student Reported Missing After Taking Uber

A 21-year-old Georgia State University student, Monique Priester, was reported missing on Friday, WSB-TV Atlanta reports.

Friends and family reported Preister missing when she failed to return home after she said she was taking an Uber back from campus, WSB-TV reports. She spoke with her mother as she was waiting for her Uber pool ride to finish its pick-ups, but that was her last communication.

“We are working directly with local law enforcement to provide any assistance or information that could help them locate Ms. Priester and get her safely home,” and Uber spokesperson told ABC News. However, Uber claims they will have to be subpoenaed in order to release ride records, WSB-TV reports. This might include information on the driver, make and model of car, and other passangers.

In the meantime, Georgia State’s campus has been covered in fliers asking for information on Preister’s disappearance.


Police do not suspect foul play, WSB-TV reports, but Priester’s friends agree that her lack of communication is out of the ordinary and could be a red flag.

“That doesn’t sound like Mo. That doesn’t make any sense,” Preister’s friend Darren Howard told WSB-TV.

India is a former campus correspondent at Southern Methodist University and a former national news blogger at HerCampus.com. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @IndiaPougher!