Three students conducting biology research in the Bushkill Creek uncovered a gun during an expedition last Friday.
The student group was conducting research in Jacobsburg, Pennsylvania approximately eight miles from campus.
After finding the gun, the students reported the discovery to the Bushkill Township Police Department. All students present at the time of the discovery either declined to comment or did not respond to questions regarding the incident.
Megan Rothenberger, the biology professor who is the group’s research advisor, wrote in an email that “there really isn’t much of a story to tell.”
According to Detective Ryan Vresics of the Bushkill Township Police Department, there is currently an investigation open to find the owner of the gun.
Vresics described the condition of the gun as “rusted and corroded.”
