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Posted on Mon, May 7, 2012 : 5:04 p.m.

Former U-M student's body recovered on California mountain

By John Counts

Search and rescue teams have recovered the body of Boris Avdeev, 31, on a California mountain.

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From the Google + page of Boris Avdeev

From the Google + page of Boris Avdeev

On Friday afternoon, law enforcement authorities along the California-Nevada border carried out the late University of Michigan doctoral graduate from the Cocaine Chute area of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

He was found dead on Thursday, but authorities had difficulty reaching him.

The final cause of death is pending autopsy and toxicology results, according to a release from the Mono County Sheriff’s Department.

Avdeev, who earned his doctorate in geology from U-M in May 2011, disappeared April 19 after heading up into the mountains on a backcountry ski trip.

John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

Comments

blueeyegirl

Tue, May 8, 2012 : 2:18 p.m.

Writer, Why not tiled the article: Former UM student's body recovered on California mountain or UM Alum. "Ex-student" implies the individual was not successful in completion of his studies.

earthchick

Tue, May 8, 2012 : 11:07 a.m.

Why do you keep calling him an "ex-student" when he graduated? That would make him a U-M graduate or alum. "Ex-student" implies he didn't complete his course of study.

blueeyegirl

Tue, May 8, 2012 : 1:50 p.m.

I agree when I read this article and assumed he did not graduate from Michigan.