A University of South Carolina Medical School student who vanished in South America's Andes Mountains was found dead over the weekend, school officials announced. <\/p>\n
Seth Thomas apparently died from a hiking accident, WIS reported. The second-year medical student was on a medical outreach mission trip in Peru when he disappeared during a hike Friday afternoon. <\/p>\n
It is so tragic that someone who was dedicating his life to help those in need was taken from us before he could achieve his lifes dreams, USC President Harris Pastides said in a statement. <\/p>\n
ANGUISH AS TRAPPED WORKERS CALL FOR HELP IN PERU FIRE <\/p>\n
Thomas father, Heyward, asked for prayers on Facebook when he was informed that his son was missing. Local investigators and friends searched for Seths body. <\/p>\n
Heyward posted on Facebook Sunday night that Seth was hiking up to a cross on a mountain in Cuzco on Friday. He added, Seth fell off a cliff near the cross. It could be that it had gotten dark or he lost his footing. <\/p>\n
The student was working to improve womens health in a clinical program at a Peruvian non-profit. The program was through Augusta University. <\/p>\n
The 24-year-old was scheduled to return to the United States next week. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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