Aren was last heard from on 11-12-08 at approximately 2230 hrs when he spoke to his mother Valene Cook on his cell phone. Aren told his mom that he was sorry and he loved her, and then the cell phone dropped and Aren was not heard from again. Aren's cell phone was recovered at 0045 hrs on 11-13-08 on the Rainbow Bridge by a pedestrian. Surveillance video on the Bridge was located, and a male matching Aren's description was seen jumping off of the bridge at 2348 hrs. Aren's body was never recovered, but he has since been declared legally deceased with the Social Security Administration (date of death listed as 11-12-08).