Search Continues for Anna M. Smith Missing Since 9/2/14 from the Campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC (Update: SBI Joins the Search for Missing Appalachian State student)

18 year old Anna M. Smith, of High Point, NC,  has been missing since Tuesday, September 2, 2014 from the campus of  Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.  Initially, it was reported that Anna M. Smith was last seen at her residence hall room on campus around noon, September 2. However, it is now being reported by a university spokeswoman that  Anna M. Smith was last seen near her residence hall between 6 and 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. She has not been seen since. The ASU police department released a statement that they “has found nothing to suggest that Smith’s actions are anything other than voluntary.”

 Missing – Anna M. Smith

Campus police are searching for a teenager who was last seen in her dorm room on the campus of Appalachian State University earlier this week.

According to campus police, 18-year-old Anna M. Smith, of High Point, was last seen at her residence hall room on campus around noon Tuesday.  She has not been seen since.

Smith has short red hair, blue eyes, is 5-feet 9-inches tall with a slender build, and has nose piercings.

Officials say she has a black and white sunflower tattoo on her upper right chest near her collar bone and Latin lettering over her lower left ribs.

UPDATE I: Missing student  Anna M. Smith.

A preliminary investigation conducted by Appalachian State University Police into a report of a missing 18-year-old student has found nothing to suggest that the student’s actions are anything other than voluntary.

Thanks to response from media reports and a campus-wide notification, police have been able to track Anna M. Smith’s whereabouts from late Tuesday, Sept. 2, to late Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Smith of High Point was reported missing Wednesday night, Sept. 3, after she was last seen by individuals in her residence hall at noon, Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Since that time, it was reported that Smith used Mountaineer SafeRide Tuesday, Sept. 2, around 10:26 p.m. SafeRide is a university van service that provides transportation around campus for students during the evening hours.

In addition, she was seen near her residence hall on Wednesday, Sept. 3, between 6 and 6:15 p.m. She reportedly was wearing light colored clothing (shorts and a shirt).

UPDATE II: App State Police Search Woods for Missing Anna M. Smith.

UPDATE III: SBI joins search for missing Appalachian State student.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has joined in the search for an Appalachian State University freshman who has been missing for more than a week.

Anna Marie Smith, 18, of High Point, was reported missing by her roommate Sept. 3 and was last seen in her dorm on Sept. 2.

The university said Smith reportedly used school transit last on the night of Sept. 2. In addition, she was seen near her dorm on the evening of Sept. 3. She reportedly was wearing light colored clothing.

A statement posted Thursday on the university’s website said the SBI is collecting forensic evidence from items belonging to Smith.

Anyone seeing Smith or social media posts from her should contact University Police at 828-262-2150.