Update: Owen’s body was recovered on November 8, 2025.
Police say recently recovered video evidence confirms that 19 year old Owen Kenney took his own life after walking onto the Ravenel Bridge at 3:49 am on October 31, 2025. Search efforts have now shifted to recovery efforts.
The Charleston Police Department is working with different agencies to find his body and bring closure to his family.
Kenney was last seen in Charleston, South Carolina on October 31, 2025. He was last seen walking alone onto the Ravenel Bridge shortly after 3:00am.
The Disappearance of Owen Kenney
Kenney is from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and transferred to the College of Charleston in January 2025. He graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in 2024.
At the time of his disappearance he was living with roommates on Bull Street in Charleston, South Carolina.
Disappearance
On October 31, 2025, Owen Kenney was last seen by friends around 2:00 am in the area of King Street & Burns Lane, wearing a Boston Celtics jersey for Halloween.
He was minutes away from home, however neighbors said their Ring cameras didn’t pick up Kenney arriving.
Sometime after 2:00am, Kenney changed into a black hoodie, light colored pants, and black Nike sneakers with white soles.
The last confirmed sighting of Kenney shows him walking alone onto the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge pedestrian walkway just after 3:00 am. His cell phone’s last recorded location was also on the bridge at the same time.
He was reported missing to the Charleston Police Department on November 1, 2025.
Investigation
Kenney’s roommates tried tracking his cell phone, but the phone was dead at the time of his disappearance.
The FBI and New Jersey State Police have been working with local law enforcement to pursue all leads.
The CPD said in it’s release that it has since deployed multiple resources in the search for Kenney, including an underwater recovery team, harbor patrol, K9 units, and the police’s unmanned aerial system team.
Juan Heredia