At 2:42 a.m on June 17, Mackenzie Lueck, 23, took a Lyft from Salt Lake City's airport to Hatch Park in north Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Police assistant chief Tim Doubt said at a news conference Monday.
The Lyft driver told police that an individual met Lueck at the park and the 23-year-old did not appear to be in distress, Doubt said.Lyft officials and the driver have spoken to police and have cooperated with the investigation, authorities said. Lueck, from Southern California, had gone home for her grandmother's funeral, and when she landed in Salt Lake City early that morning, she texted her mother to say she had arrived safely, ABC Los Angeles station KABC reported.The college senior has missed a midterm exam, Doubt said. She was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles on Sunday, June 23, but wasn't on the flight, Doubt said.
"The University of Utah is deeply concerned about the well-being of Mackenzie 'Kenzie' Lueck and her family," university officials said in a statement."Mackenzie is enrolled part-time as a senior and is majoring in kinesiology and pre-nursing and minoring in health. She has been enrolled since fall 2014.
Doubt called this case a"high priority" for the department and ask anyone with information to call the tip line at 801-799-4420.
Do the police believe the Lyft driver? Is there footage of her getting into the other car? Can they find out from the dating site if she had been in contact with a particular person?
Correction: Park is in 'North Salt Lake' which is a different city (and county) than Salt Lake City.
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