Girl, 20, missing after attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, VA

October 21, 4:46 PMMusic ExaminerPaul Gargano

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A 20-year-old college student is missing after she left her friends shortly before the start of a Metallica concert Saturday night in Charlottesville, VA.

According to University of Virginia police, Morgan Dana Harrington, a Virginia Tech junior, was last seen leaving the John Paul Jones Arena shortly before Metallica's set Saturday night. Her friends had no idea why she was leaving the venue, but assumed she'd be returning.

Harrington drove to the concert with her roommate and a friend. Her purse and cell phone were later found outside the arena, and her car was still in the parking lot.

"We are deeply concerned about the disappearance of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington, who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday night," Metallica said in a statement posted on their website.

Harrington was last seen wearing a black Pantera t-shirt, a black miniskirt, black tights and black knee-high boots. She has long blond hair and blue eyes, is 5'6", and weighs about 120 pounds.

Virginia State Police are asking anyone with video or photos from Saturday's concert to check the images and see if they show the missing student.

Anyone who might have knowledge of Harrington's whereabouts are asked to contact the Virginia State Police at (434) 352-3425, or the UVA Police at (434) 924-7166 or police@virginia.edu.

Metallica's current North American tour resumes October 26, in Toronto, and concludes December 12, in San Jose, CA.

LINK: Roanoke Times article