SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The ground search in a New York county for a missing college student home for the Thanksgiving holiday was suspended Thursday, authorities said.
The search for Jenni-Lyn Watson, 20, of Clay, N.Y., was expected to resume again Friday.
Investigators at the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said they would pursue tips that could lead them to the student from Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania who has been missing since Friday, ABC News reported.
"Being a week out certainly raises concerns for us," Sgt. John D'Eredita of the sheriff's office told ABCNews.com. "We don't have any indication that Jenni-Lyn is not alive. It would take new evidence to turn this into a homicide investigation."
He said searchers had covered more than 600 acres in the previous two days in an area where cellphone records indicate Watson had been last.
Police also were looking for information about a dark-colored pickup truck seen near Watson's home.
About 600 students attended a vigil Wednesday night at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., for Watson, a popular ballet dancer.
"She's a ballerina, a wonderful student, keeps in touch with her family, loves her family. It's very out of character for her not to contact anybody," Stacey Kinahan told ABC affiliate WSYR.
