Courtesy of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
A former Ithaca College student, Jonathan D’Agostino, was declared missing by the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Department Sept. 10.
This is a developing story.
A former Ithaca College student, Jonathan D’Agostino, was declared missing by the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Department Sept. 10. Video footage showed him leaving the IC campus around 6:30 a.m. Sept. 7, according to the missing person release. An IC spokesperson told Syracuse.com he last attended IC in Fall 2023.
The Ithacan contacted the Office of Public Safety, which said it could not comment on the situation because it is an open investigation. Trooper Aga Tinker, a New York State Police spokesperson, confirmed to Syracuse.com that as of noon Sept. 11, D’Agostino has not been found and the search continues.
D’Agostino is a 20-year-old man, around 6 feet tall and 210 pounds. He has a shaved head with a dark beard and mustache. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a gray sweatshirt and a green knit hat.
Ithaca Police Department and New York State Police are searching alongside New York State Forest Rangers, volunteers and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department for D’Agostino with K9 units and drones.
New York State Park police found D’Agostino’s vehicle in lower Buttermilk Falls State Park with his phone and a note suggesting self-harm inside.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call New York State Park Police at 607-387-7081.