LOUISA, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say a man who tried walking home after his vehicle broke down during Monday’s winter storm has been found dead.
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Jacob Whaley’s body was found Thursday in dense woods.
The sheriff office says Whaley’s family told deputies that his vehicle broke down. He told a relative that he was going to try to walk home but feared he was lost. Whaley’s cell phone died.
The sheriff’s office says deputies immediately checked the area. The sheriff’s office says Whaley’s vehicle was found in a neighboring county, where officials reported him missing.
Whaley was eventually found by a search party.
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