Search for missing Franklin college student focuses on area near brook
FRANKLIN — Michael Doherty sent a text message to his brothers around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. Just days after returning from Duke University for the summer, Doherty had decided to stay late at a friend’s party, and he wanted to know if he could get a ride home, his parents said.
When he didn’t hear back, the 20-year-old apparently decided to walk through the woods in the rain. His family had been asleep, and it was morning before they realized he had never arrived.
Doherty’s mother, Nancy, told the story of his disappearance Wednesday afternoon as rescuers from across the region slogged through the marshy wilderness nearby. It was day four of the search for Doherty, and police had found no signs of him other than a shirt and two shoes.
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