Missing Northeastern student found -- in Paris

By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent

A former student who had been missing for three weeks had Northeastern University abuzz, prompting a front page story in the campus newspaper and sparking an investigation by Boston police.

Nicholas Sova had not been seen or heard from by friends and family since Feb. 4, the morning after he attended a Super Bowl party. His parents in Monroe, Conn., were worried, and detectives were asking the public’s help in locating the 22-year-old business major.

Sova was found today unharmed -- a long way from campus -- in Paris, France.

"The big thing was getting the word out,” said Officer James Kenneally, a police spokesman. “Once the word got out tips started coming in."

Police said they tracked Sova after he made a credit card purchase, which allowed his father to make contact with him. It was not immediately clear why he was in France.

Sova’s family reported him missing Feb. 9. Unbeknownst to his family, friends, and roommates, Sova hadn’t been enrolled in classes the last two semesters, according to the Northeastern News.

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