Mr. Matté / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Archive Jackson Township Municipal Building, June 2025; not the search site
Dozens of volunteers searched in Jackson, New Jersey, on Sunday for missing Rutgers University student Morty Wortman, nearly a year after his disappearance.
Family members and friends gathered to search new areas for clues, with organizers sending four groups to different locations. Wortman has been missing since November 21, 2025.
The search took place near the Regional Day School in Jackson, where Wortman was last seen. Volunteers planned to continue until sunset.
His mother, Johanna Reyes, described what she would do if she could see her son again.
“If I see him right now, I would jump on him. I would hug him, kiss him, tell him that I love him,” Reyes said.
One volunteer said searchers were looking for anything that might help establish whether Wortman had been in the wooded areas, including personal belongings or clothing. Family and friends said they were continuing their efforts despite the months without answers.
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