Missing Penn State Freshman Joe Dado Found Dead

Penn State freshman Joe Dado, who had been missing since early Sunday morning, was found dead by repairmen.

Dado had been missing since 3 am on Sunday morning when he was last seen leaving a frat party at Phi Gamma Delta.

On Monday afternoon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation were called in to try to help locate the missing Penn State student, thee was a state police helicopter search underway, and police, family and k-9 units were all combing the campus grounds in the hopes of finding the 18-year-old.

Early Monday evening Joe Dado’s body was found.

The Penn Stater blog is reporting that Dado fell 15 feet to his death near a mechanical room outside Hosler building. He suffered severe head trauma from the fall and his body was found by repairmen responding to a service call at about 6 p.m.

Our hearts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.