BENTON COUNTY, OR. (THECOUNT) — Missing Oregon State University student Steven Mainwaring has been found deceased on Sunday in Benton County.

Mainwaring was reported missing after his phone was last pinged on December 18th.

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The body of Mainwaring was located just before 5 p.m. on Marys Peak.

Volunteers in the search reported finding a vehicle matching the description of the one Mainwaring was suspected to be driving, according to BSCO.

Deputies said they found no evidence of criminal activity or foul play.

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Geo quick facts: Benton County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 85,579. Its county seat is Corvallis. The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator who advocated American control over the Oregon Country – Wikipedia.