2 elderly Virginians found dead in national forest; pair walked from car stuck in snow drift
By APWednesday, March 24, 2010
2 found dead in Va. forest walking from stuck car
PEMBROKE, Va. — Police say the bodies of two elderly friends have been found in a Virginia national forest after their vehicle got stuck in a snow drift.
Giles County Sheriff Morgan Millirons (MILL-eye-rihns) says a state transportation worker found 88-year-old Sam Marshall on Tuesday and his friend 84-year-old Frances Bradley was found a quarter-mile away.
Their vehicle was found another mile away.
Autopsies on Wednesday concluded they died of heart attacks.
The sheriff says the pair were close friends who often went sightseeing together. It appears they were walking for help after their vehicle got stuck.
There is no cell phone service in the rugged, mountainous area near the West Virginia state line.
