Daniel Sotelo and Natally Brookson.Photo: GoFundMe
The bodies of two University of Illinois Chicago students missing since late April have been found, PEOPLE confirms.
Brookson was last seen leaving her work at Friedman Place, a community for adults who are blind.
The last time Sotelo was seen, he was at the Roosevelt Red Line stop near Roosevelt Road and State Street, close to the UIC campus
Brookson, an honors student studying psychology, was found dead on May 2 in Lake Michigan.
On May 22, Sotelo’s remains were also found in Lake Michigan, near Wilmette, a village in Cook County, Illinois.
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Sotelo was days from graduating with a master’s degree in Organic Chemistry.
It was unclear how long the pair had been a couple.
Natalia Derevyanny, Director of Communications for the Cook County Bureau of Administration, tells PEOPLE the cause and manner of death for both “is pending at this time.”
A GoFundMe campaignhas been established to cover the costs for Brookson’s funeral.
There’s alsoa GoFundMe pagefor Sotelo’s funeral expenses.
source: people.com
