New details have emerged after officials found a dead body in the Schuylkill River that was then identified by a parent as his 21-year-old son who went missing along with his childhood friend after the two went for a drive with a third friend.
William Thomas says that the body found in the Schuylkill River Sunday was his son, Ausar Scott Thomas. The 21-year-old was enrolled in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology’s Electrical Engineering Program. He hadn’t been seen in more than three weeks."I just couldn't stop crying," said the dad, "Could not stop crying thinking about the memories of him."Ausar was reported missing the evening of March 7.
"They’ll never separate, so if something was done to Asuar, Quadir was going to stay there until the end," said Diaz. The friend that was last with Asuar and Quadir that night said they were last seen near Gypsy Lane and Lincoln Drive.Family members said they searched the area along with the police."It's been a nightmare, literally like a mystery, not knowing what happened.
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