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Sad News: USC Student, Samantha Josephson, Found Dead After Getting Into Car She Believed to be Her Uber

Sad news for all Gamecocks. Samantha Josephson, has been found dead, according to her father’s social media account.

Via The Daily Gamecock:

“I will miss and love my baby girl for the rest of life,” Seymour Josephson wrote in a Facebook post Saturday morning. “It is extremely hard to write this and post it but I love her with all my heart.”

Josephson went missing around 2 a.m. Friday, according to Columbia police. She was last seen in Five Points with her friends.

Police helped spread the word and encouraged residents to be on the lookout for a black Chevy Impala, which Josephson’s friends initially thought could’ve been her Uber ride. Jordyn Spenner, a friend of Josephson, said she and her friends are encouraging people to check their ride share service car before deciding to get in.

As of 9:45 a.m. Josephson’s father’s post has had nearly 6,000 interactions including 3,100 shares.

Josephson was a fourth-year political science student on track to attend Drexel University law school in Philadelphia.

“Samantha is no longer with us but she will not be for gotten,” her father wrote.

We send our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Samantha. Please make sure you check to make sure you are getting into the correct vehicles when taking Uber or Lyft.

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