The body of Noah DeWitt, a University of Oregon graduate was found Wednesday afternoon in Eugene’s Fillmore wastewater sewage pump. Melinda McLaughlin, spokeswoman for the Eugene Police Department, confirmed Sunday morning.
DeWitt was reported missing in February. He was last seen at the Heart and Spoon Community House in Eugene on Feb. 14 at 2 a.m. Friends said he left the house barefoot and emotionally distressed.
On Feb. 20, KVAL reported a possible sighting of DeWitt hiking south of Roseburg.
Last night, someone posted as DeWitt on his Facebook profile and broke the news his body had been found.
The post reads:
“To the many people who have known and loved our son, brother, and friend Noah DeWitt, it is with deep sadness that we share the news that his body was found in Eugene late last week.”
According to the post, memorial service plans are being finalized and will be posted soon.
The EPD reported in a news release, that DeWitt’s body was discovered in an underground “wet well” by a Eugene Public Works crew while they were performing routine maintenance. The sewage pump is located at the Fillmore Pump Station off Briarcliff Lane.
DeWitt was a journalism and international studies student who graduated in 2012.