Honors student found dead in Conn. pond

MONROE, Conn.

Authorities say Danielle Jacobsen's body was found in a pond off Northbrook Drive in Monroe Sunday morning, after she failed to return home from a late-night party. Police are still trying to determine how she died, and an autopsy is planned.

Police say she was last seen at a home in the Northbrook Drive area.

Officials at Newtown High School say a moment of silence for Jacobsen is set for 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, and grief counselors will be on hand.

School officials call her death shocking and sad, and students were offering prayers on social networking websites.

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