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Cybersecurity student, 21, found dead days after vanishing near Niagara Falls
Maximilian “Max” Cardone, a 21-year-old cybersecurity student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has been found dead after going missing near Niagara Falls. The university confirmed his death and offered condolences to his family, friends and classmates, while encouraging students to use campus support services.
Cardone was last known to be near Niagara Falls at about 11am on 21 October, and the university filed a missing-person report the following day. He joined RIT in autumn 2023 and was studying at its Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. The cause of death has not been released, and the case was transferred to New York State Police and New York State Park Police.
In short
- RIT student Max Cardone, 21, was found dead after going missing.
- He was last seen near Niagara Falls on 21 October.
- Police have not released the cause of death.
Explained simply
Niagara Falls lies on the border between New York State and Canada, and the surrounding parks and communities draw visitors year-round. The Rochester Institute of Technology, known as RIT, is a university in Rochester, New York, where Maximilian “Max” Cardone studied cybersecurity, a field focused on protecting computer systems and information.
The case involves Cardone’s disappearance near the falls and the response by his university and police agencies. New York State Police and New York State Park Police are handling the investigation; the cause of death has not been made public. The university has expressed sympathy and pointed students to campus support services.
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