Investigators today ended a two-month long search for a missing Pitt student and reunited… Investigators today ended a two-month long search for a missing Pitt student and reunited him with his family.

Private Investigator Chris Findley and the Pittsburgh police confirmed yesterday they found electrical engineering student Pranesh Patel, 23, in Glacier National Park in Montana.

When contacted for more information on Patel’s time spent in the park, Melissa Wilson of the National Park Service said, “We cannot confirm anything. We respect the rights to privacy of individuals that enter the parks freely.”

Findley had received reports that Patel was spotted in the park, and the investigator finally located Patel at 2 p.m. Mountain time on Tuesday.

This afternoon in Columbia Falls, Mont., Patel reunited with his mother and younger brother, Tarak Patel, a student at West Virginia University.

“We found him healthy and well, and he’s now spending time with his family,” Findley said.

Patel was last seen April 24 during finals week by his roommate John Vroom.

Patel’s brother and Vroom reported the fifth-year senior missing nine days later, after Patel missed his final exams and presentation for a senior capstone.

Patel had taken his keys, backpack and wallet but had left behind his cell phone and laptop, Vroom said in May.

More than $1,000 was withdrawn from Patel’s bank account in the days before his disappearance.

Read The Pitt News this Wednesday for more on this story.