Missing U.S. College Student John Durkin Found Dead in Rome, Italy Rail Tunnel

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Bates College student found dead in Rome
February 22, 2014



ROME, Italy (NEWS CENTER) -- According to a Facebook page set up by family and friends, a Bates College football player studying abroad in Rome who went missing has been found dead.

John Durkin, an economics student from Rye Beach, N.H., was last seen early Wednesday morning at a bar called Sloppy Sam's in the Campo di Fiori neighborhood in Rome.

Durkin was studying in Rome through a Trinity College program this semester. On-site staff from the program are working with Italian authorities to determine the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
 

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American student studying abroad found dead in Rome railroad tunnel
February 22, 2014

(CNN) -- A U.S. student who went missing while studying abroad in Italy was found dead inside a railroad tunnel in central Rome, police there said Saturday.
Investigators are looking into the death of John Durkin, an economics major from Rye Beach, New Hampshire. He attends Bates College in Maine, but was taking part in a study abroad program in Rome through Trinity College in Connecticut, his school said.
He's been in Rome for a little more than a month as part of a semester-long program, according to Tom Durkin, a family spokesman.
Two days ago, he went to a bar with a group of friends and never returned, according to the spokesman, who said he left the bar alone.
His father, Tim Durkin, is in Rome.
 

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Bates College student found dead in Italy
CNN reports Durkin was hit by train
February 22, 2014

LEWISTON, Maine —Bates College student John Durkin, of Rye, N.H., has been found dead after he went missing in Rome, according to reports.
CNN reported that Durkin was run over by a train, according to Rome Railroad Police. He was found dead inside a railroad tunnel in central Rome and Durkin's family identified his body, CNN stated. An Italian newspaper reported the body was found between the Station of St. Peter and Trastevere.

"The U.S. Embassy extends its condolences to the family of John Durkin, an American student participating in a study abroad program in Rome whose body was recovered today by Italian authorities," the U.S. State Department said in a statement on Saturday.

A Facebook page created after his disappearance states, “It is with much sadness that the Durkin family informs of the loss of John Nolen Durkin and thanks everyone for their support during the past few days."