University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Audrey Seiler, 20, who was reported missing from her near-campus apartment early Saturday morning, was found alive in a marsh Wednesday afternoon.
A student from another Wisconsin college was reported missing the day Seiler was found.
Gretchen Lee, 22, is a student at Viterbo College in La Crosse, according to the Team Amber Alert Association.
Lee was last seen Monday morning leaving her father's home in Red Wing, Minn., to drive back to school. She did not report to work at the La Crosse Public Library Monday and Tuesday. She was driving a 1997 silver Mercury Tracer with Minnesota plates.
Police said her disappearance does not seem to be related to Seiler's.
Few details were released about what happened between the time Seiler was seen on video surveillance leaving her apartment building without a coat or purse and when a witness spotted her at about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Seiler, a resident of Rockford, Minn., was found about 2 miles from the Regent, the apartment building where she lives in Madison.
"A witness saw her and believed it was the person we were looking for," said Asst. Chief Noble Wray of the Madison Police Department.
The witness contacted police at about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Wray said he does not think the area had been searched.
Seiler was admitted to St. Mary Hospital cold and dehydrated and had muscle aches from being bound, said Dr. Philip Schultz. But police would not confirm that she was bound.
Seiler was released from the hospital Wednesday evening.
Madison Police Department officers were searching Wednesday evening for a man who is suspected to have a connection to the disappearance, according to Wray. They suspect the man is armed with a knife and gun. The individual is described as a white man in his late 20s to early 30s, and about 6 feet tall, last seen in a black sweatshirt, jeans and a black cap.
The suspect was seen in the area where Seiler was found, police said. No shots were fired at officers, he said, and police were combing the area for clues. Police said they will search the area until the perimeter is exhausted.
Police would not offer any additional information to reporters.
Keith Seiler, Audrey's father, said at a press conference that Audrey is glad to be reunited with her family.
"She's a bit surprised with all of the hulla-bellu," he said of his daughter finding out about all the attention the case has received.
"We're just very happy to be reunited with Audrey," said Stephanie Seiler, Audrey's mother. "I can't tell you how good it feels."
Seiler's recovery ended a search that sent 300 volunteers combing through the area surrounding Madison's campus.
Jessica Johnson, a freshman at UW-Madison said students at the university were scared for Audrey and fearful now that an armed man is loose in the area.
"People are thinking a lot of different things," she said. "They're scared for her, and it's scary because he's out there and people do a lot of stupid things."
While Seiler was missing, posters and pictures were all over campus and professors made announcements during class, she said. UW-Madison officials sent numerous e-mails to students with descriptions of Seiler and updates.
Johnson said that since Seiler was reported missing, students have noticed a "huge" increase in the number of university patrol cars on campus.
Peter Spear, provost of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, thanked those who had helped find Seiler, including the Madison Police Department, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department, the Seiler family, her friends from Rockford, Minn., and the university.
Spear expressed relief at hearing Seiler was found alive.
"I can only imagine the ordeal that Audrey and her family have endured during the past few days," he said in a statement.
"In times of crisis, communities come together. Audrey's disappearance drew our community together, and I am proud of our university and city's response. We will continue to do everything in our power to assist and support Audrey and her family during this time."