Search underway near Port Stanley for missing Fanshawe College student

Police across the region are working together to find a Fanshawe College student missing since Tuesday.

Nidhua Muktadir, 20, was last seen in Union just outside of Port Stanley, wearing white running shoes and carrying a white backpack. Surveillance footage shows her pulling a small suitcase leaving her home in London, near Fanshawe College Boulevard and Fleming Drive.

London police said she had ordered a ride-sharing service, but they were not able to say whether Muktadir's final destination was Union or elsewhere.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been involved with the search, telling people that there is an increased police presence around Hawk Cliff Road. 

Earlier this week, Fanshawe College posted to social media that school officials, and Muktadir's family, were worried about her safety.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers or the Ontario Provincial Police.