The brother of a missing Princeton University student warned ‘time is of the essence’ as authorities ramp up their search for the young woman

Misrach Ewunetie, 20, has been missing for nearly a week. Princeton University/Twitter Misrach Ewunetie, a 20-year-old Princeton University student, has been missing for nearly a week. Her brother warned that “time is of the essence” as authorities ramp up their search for the woman.

  “Every second, every minute really matters,” Ewunetie’s brother told “Good Morning America. ” A Princeton University student has been missing for nearly a week — and her worried brother says “time is of the essence” as authorities ramp up their search for the young woman.  Misrach Ewunetie, a 20-year-old junior at the Ivy League school in New Jersey, was last seen at around 3 a.

m. Friday on campus at the university’s Scully Hall where she lives, the college has said.  The undergraduate’s cell phone last pinged at an off-campus housing complex roughly a 30-minute walk from her dorm at around 3:30 a.

m. on Sunday, according to the woman’s brother, Universe Ewunetie.  “It’s pretty far away,” Universe told ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview on Thursday, adding, “It’s very odd that her phone would be off campus.

“The missing woman’s brother said that his family will “take any help we can find” to locate Misrach.  “We just want the law to be faster because time is of the essence,” Universe said during the interview, explaining, “Every second, every minute really matters. “There has been increased law enforcement presence on and around Princeton University’s campus as authorities have intensified their search with the use of a helicopter, drones, and boats, the school has said.

 Princeton’s Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun said in a statement this week that on Sunday the school’s Department of Public Safety was notified by Misrach’s family that they had not heard from her in several days.  The family asked DPS to conduct a well-being check, Calhoun said.

 “Since Sunday, DPS has been actively working with the [Mercer County] Prosecutor’s Office and with state and local police departments to follow all leads in the search for Misrach,” said Calhoun.  The university officially reported Misrach missing on Monday.  “I cannot explain, it’s a nightmare that I cannot wake up from,” Universe told The Sun in an interview published on Wednesday.

 He described his sister — who is slated to graduate in 2024 — as  “a very principled, smart girl” and someone who is a “loving and caring person, beautiful inside and out. “The night before Misrach vanished, she volunteered at one of Princeton’s popular eating clubs, according to The Daily Princetonian.  According to “Good Morning America,” Misrach went back to her dorm room at around 3 a.

m. on Friday and one of her suitemates saw her brush her teeth and go to her room.  When Misrach’s roommate got to their dorm at around 4:30 a.

m. , Misrach was not there, according to “Good Morning America. “Misrach’s family reportedly grew alarmed after the young woman missed an interview for her United States citizenship application that was scheduled for that weekend.

 Universe told The Sun that his family came to the US from Ethiopia in 2008 and that Misrach was raised in Ohio. “She is very loved,” Universe said of his sister. Read the original article on Insider.