College student from N.J. who went missing on Halloween took his own life, officials say

The body of a missing college student from New Jersey was recovered Saturday morning in waters off Charleston, authorities said.

Charleston Police said Harbor Patrol units located a body around 8:45 a.m. at Patriots Point with assistance from the Mount Pleasant Police Department, Charleston County Rescue and the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office identified the male as Owen Kenney.

Kenney, 19, of Tinton Falls, was a 2024 graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School who transferred to the College of Charleston in January, a school spokeswoman said.

Kenney was reported missing on Nov. 1. During the investigation, detectives determined he took his own life after walking on the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway around 3:49 a.m. on Halloween, police sa