Former student who vanished at graduation time is found safe
STATE COLLEGE – A man who disappeared after apparently leaving Penn State without telling his parents was found safe and sound.
Authorities said earlier that Jon Steindorf’s parents went to pick him up Friday for what they thought would be his graduation. But he wasn’t at his apartment and wouldn’t answer his cellphone.
Police in State College said the 23-year-old Steindorf was spotted by a former classmate Monday and driven home to his family. Lt. Keith Robb said he “just needed a timeout.”
His parents said Steindorf told them he finished his studies in the fall and delayed his graduation until spring. They later found he wasn’t on the list to graduate and apparently was not enrolled in the fall.
Penn State said he also wasn’t enrolled in the spring semester.