Advertisement Family of missing Wentworth college student heartbroken after body is found

Police found the body of a missing college student Sunday morning in Roxbury.The family of 19-year-old Maximilian Carbone identified his body, which was found in a wooded area near 123 Terrace St. in Roxbury. The area is about a block from where he was last seen early Saturday morning."We ask the media to respect our privacy during this difficult time. Our hearts are broken," Carbone's parents said in a statement. "Max was a sweet, happy and loving son, brother and friend. He was a hardworking student who cared about helping people. He will be missed dearly. We want to thank the Boston and Nahant Police and the Wentworth Community."The medical examiner retrieved the body from the woods and also positively identified Carbone.Detectives do not believe Carbone's death is suspicious at this point in the investigation.Sources tell WCVB the Nahant teen fell to his death from a large cliff behind a building on Terrace Street.Boston police issued a missing person alert for Carbone at 10:04 p.m. Saturday. Police said Carbone, a sophomore at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, was last seen between the hours of 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Saturday at a party in the Allegheny Street area.Police began searching for Carbone at 7 a.m. Sunday and found his body at approximately 8:08 a.m.A representative from Wentworth was at the scene to speak with students. The school released the following statement:"The Wentworth community is devastated by the loss of Max Carbone, a 19-year old sophomore at the university. He was a talented young man who had chosen biomedical engineering as his field of study. He had many friends within and outside of Wentworth, and a warm and loving extended family who will all miss him. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the Carbone family. The family has been on campus and we have been doing all we can to support them during this tragedy. We will continue to focus on supporting the family, his friends and students. "We deeply appreciate all of the students and family members who joined the Boston Police Department and the Wentworth Department of Public Safety in extensive search efforts to find Max early in his disappearance. We are comforted by the strength and support of our community during this crisis. "Wentworth will continue to work with the Boston Police Department to understand how this tragedy could have happened and what, if anything, could be done in the future to prevent a similar situation." Boston police are actively investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 617-343-4275.Those who wish to provide anonymous tips can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or text the word "TIP" to CRIME, or 27463.