Police say 21-year-old Adam Wright was found dead on Tuesday morning after being reported missing on Monday

The body of a missing Dartmouth College student has been found in a river near the campus.

Hanover, New Hampshire, police say 21-year-old Adam Wright, of Pennsylvania, was found near the shoreline of the Connecticut River about 500 yards from campus Tuesday morning.

Wright was last seen on campus shortly after midnight Monday. Police put out a missing-person news release later that day.

A Dartmouth employee soon found a backpack along the riverbank, and his body was discovered a half-hour later.

Police do not yet know how Wright died but say a preliminary investigation shows no foul play. An autopsy has been scheduled.

Dartmouth President Phil Hanlon said Wright was a senior studying government and was president of a student-run International Business Council and the Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering group.

Wright was last seen on campus (file above) shortly after midnight Monday.Police do not yet know how Wright, who was senior, died but say a preliminary investigation shows no foul play. An autopsy has been scheduled

'Adam, a government major, will be remembered as a quiet soul and a good friend,' Hanlon's statement reads.

'We have been in touch with Adam's family to share our most sincere sympathies during this time of tragic loss.

'He was known for his leadership as president of the International Business Council, a student organization at the Dickey Center. … Our thoughts are with Adam's family and friends at this time of great sadness.'