Bennington College student reported missing

Posted Monday, December 19, 2016 5:12 pm

BENNINGTON — The Vermont State Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a Bennington College student who was reported missing on Sunday.

Hadil Marzouq, 20, left the Bennington residence at which she was staying on Saturday and did not return, according to troopers. She was reported missing the following day. On Sunday, the vehicle Marzouq was operating was discovered at the Dorset Quarry, next to Vermont Route 30.

The release describes Marzouq as, "a white female with brown eyes and long black curly hair. Marzouq is 5'03" tall and weighs 130 pounds. She was last seen wearing a large green jacket."

Marzouq is a peer mediator at Bennington College, and earlier this semester was involved with a class that developed a number of projects designed to increase interaction between students and the wider Bennington community. As part of their project, Marzouq's group led some ice-breaking activities at the bus station on Pleasant Street in Bennington, which they told the Banner got people in the station who rode together every day, but never spoke, learning more about each other.

Anyone with any information about Marzouq's whereabouts is encouraged to contact the state police at 802-442-5421.

Reach staff writer Derek Carson at 802-447-7567, ext. 122 or @DerekCarsonBB