{
  "id": "2024-12-11-suny-cobleskill-missing-student",
  "slug": "suny-cobleskill-missing-student-2024-12-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "SUNY Cobleskill",
    "shortName": "SUNY Cobleskill",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "public-bachelors",
    "alertSystemName": "SUNY Cobleskill Alert",
    "enrollment": 2000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-12-11",
    "type": "missing-person",
    "cleryCategory": "missing-student",
    "headline": "Statewide missing-student alert issued; student found safe three days later",
    "headlinePublic": "Statewide missing-student alert issued; student found safe three days later",
    "summary": "SUNY Cobleskill student John Koscinski, 18, was [last seen on campus at 1:13 p.m. EST on December 11, 2024](https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/missing-person-alert-suny-cobleskill-student), prompting a New York State Missing College Student Alert issued through SUNY Police at Cobleskill. Police described him as possibly endangered and circulated a detailed description and vehicle information. The alert was [cancelled at 1:18 p.m. EST on December 14 after he was found safe](https://www.news10.com/news/schoharie-county/missing-suny-cobleskill-student-found-safe/).",
    "endDate": "2024-12-14",
    "outcome": "Koscinski was found safe; his family confirmed the news on December 14, 2024, and the New York State Missing College Student Alert was cancelled at 1:18 p.m. that day.",
    "resolution": "unfounded"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "On or about December 11-12, 2024, when SUNY Police at Cobleskill issued the Missing College Student Alert",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "annotations": []
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-12-14T13:18:00-05:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "The New York State Missing College Student Alert on behalf of the SUNY Police Cobleskill for JOHN KOSCINSKI was cancelled as of 01:18 pm on December 14, 2024.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://wibx950.com/missing-cobleskill-student-from-utica-has-been-found-and-is-safe/",
      "sourceDescription": "WIBX 950 (Utica radio), exact cancellation notice text quoted verbatim from the NYS Missing College Student Alert system, confirmed by News10 and multiple regional outlets; exact phrasing including all-caps 'JOHN KOSCINSKI' and '01:18 pm' preserved",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text of the official NYS Missing College Student Alert cancellation notice, confirmed from WIBX 950 and other sources quoting it directly; note 'JOHN KOSCINSKI' in all-caps as the alert system prints names, and '01:18 pm EST' in lowercase consistent with the system format",
        "The NYS Missing College Student Alert was issued December 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM EST (the day after last sighting) and cancelled December 14, 2024 at 1:18 PM EST, 46 hours after issuance",
        "Koscinski was found safe; his family confirmed the news. The cancellation notice does not say 'found safe', that information was communicated through media coverage of the family's confirmation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 158
    }
  ],
  "context": "SUNY Cobleskill is a small public agricultural and technical college in Schoharie County, New York. On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, student John Koscinski, an 18-year-old from Utica, was [last seen on campus at 1:13 p.m. EST](https://www.romesentinel.com/news/utica-cobleskill-missing-student-john-koscinski/article_3a873b1c-b8bf-11ef-aa1f-0f5edd9e8d3a.html), prompting SUNY Police at Cobleskill to request a New York State Missing College Student Alert. Police described Koscinski as possibly endangered and released a detailed description (white male, 5'11\", 210 pounds, brown hair and eyes, last seen in a grey Metallica hooded sweatshirt, a black coat, and blue jeans) along with his vehicle, a [2012 grey Subaru Legacy with NY plate LBA-2792](https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/missing-person-alert-suny-cobleskill-student). The search drew regional media attention before [Koscinski was found safe on December 14](https://www.news10.com/news/schoharie-county/missing-suny-cobleskill-student-found-safe/) and the alert was cancelled at 1:18 p.m. EST. The case illustrates the New York State Missing College Student Alert system (a statewide amplification of a campus missing-student notification under the separate HEOA framework) and the relatively common best-case resolution in which the student is located unharmed.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "John Koscinski, 18, was last seen on the SUNY Cobleskill campus at 1:13 p.m. EST on December 11, 2024",
    "SUNY Police at Cobleskill triggered a New York State Missing College Student Alert with a detailed description and vehicle (grey Subaru Legacy, plate LBA-2792)",
    "The alert was cancelled at 1:18 p.m. EST on December 14, 2024 after Koscinski was found safe",
    "The case shows the state-level Missing College Student Alert mechanism layered on top of a campus notification under the HEOA framework",
    "A found-safe resolution, the common best case in missing-student incidents, adds outcome variety to the archive"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Missing Person Alert: SUNY Cobleskill Student - CBS6 Albany",
      "url": "https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/missing-person-alert-suny-cobleskill-student",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Police: Missing SUNY Cobleskill student may be endangered - WNYT NewsChannel 13",
      "url": "https://wnyt.com/top-stories/police-missing-suny-cobleskill-student-may-be-endangered/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Missing SUNY Cobleskill student found safe - News10",
      "url": "https://www.news10.com/news/schoharie-county/missing-suny-cobleskill-student-found-safe/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Student reported missing from SUNY Cobleskill - Rome Sentinel",
      "url": "https://www.romesentinel.com/news/utica-cobleskill-missing-student-john-koscinski/article_3a873b1c-b8bf-11ef-aa1f-0f5edd9e8d3a.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Missing Cobleskill Student from Utica Has Been Found Safe - WIBX 950",
      "url": "https://wibx950.com/missing-cobleskill-student-from-utica-has-been-found-and-is-safe/",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "missing-person",
    "missing-student",
    "new-york",
    "found-safe",
    "heoa",
    "suny",
    "endangered"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-28",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-06-01",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}