Cortland, N.Y. — A missing SUNY Cortland professor has been found dead after being reported missing Tuesday, deputies said.
Muteb Alqahtani, 40, of Cortlandville, was found dead Tuesday in the woods near Route 281 in the Town of Cortlandville, according to a news release from the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office.
Alqahtani is an associate professor of childhood/early childhood education at SUNY Cortland.
He was reported to be seen on Tompkins Street at 9:40 a.m. and then reported seen on Route 281 at 11:11 a.m., deputies said. Deputies arrived and started searching the woods near Route 281 with SUNY police, where they found Alqahtani, deputies said.
No foul play is suspected at this time, deputies said.
His girlfriend returned home from work to find him missing, according to a friend of Alqahtani. He also missed a Zoom video meeting scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, the friend said.
Deputies are continuing to investigate and ask anyone with information to contact Lt. Garry Williams of the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office at 607-758-5583.
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