Authorities search for missing West Point cadet
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – A search is underway for a West Point cadet who has been missing since Friday, the U.S. Military Academy said Sunday.
The cadet and his M4 rifle were reported missing when he failed to report for a scheduled military skills competition over the weekend.
In a news release, the U.S. Military Academy said he is not believed to be a threat to the public, "but may be a danger to himself" and they don't believe he has any magazines or ammunition.
The unnamed cadet is a member of the class of 2021. He was last seen on campus on Friday near 5:30 p.m. The chain of command reported him missing when he failed to report for the initial road march of the competition.
He is "being reported as unaccounted for despite extensive search efforts by military, federal, state, and local agencies," the release said.
West Point increased military police patrols at sporting events and across the academy to assist in locating the cadet.
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Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, 60th Superintendent, U. S. Military Academy, said he was thankful to local and state law enforcement and emergency service agencies for their support.
"We will continue to search with all means possible, on and off West Point," Williams said. "Safely locating the Cadet remains our focus and number one priority."
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The extensive search has expanded from Keller Army Community Hospital to academic and athletic facilities, local emergency rooms and the Hudson River shoreline with negative results, the release said.
Anyone with information is asked to call West Point military police at 845-938-3333.
Contributing: The Associated Press. Follow Ryan Santistevan on Twitter: @NewsByRyan_
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