OFFICIALS: Skull found in White River is not Lauren Spierer's

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A skull found in the White River in Indianapolis last month did not belong to a missing Indiana University student, according to the Marion County Coroner's Office.

Officials were investigating to see if the skull belonged to Lauren Spierer, who was last seen in June 2011 after a night out with friends in Bloomington.

A tooth from the skull was compared to the IU student's dental records.

"The Forensic Anthropologist was able to determine that the skull has characteristics consistent with those of an East or Southeast Asian male," a press release from the Marion County Coroner's Office states. "Given this information, we are able to rule out that the skull is that of missing IU student Lauren Spierer. We will extract DNA from the skull to further assist in the identification of the decedent."