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Demovictory9

(32,453 posts)
Sat Jan 8, 2022, 03:59 PM Jan 2022

search party found the body of a Virginia man who tried to walk 6 miles home after his vehicle broke

search party found the body of a Virginia man who tried to walk six miles home after his vehicle broke down during a snowstorm

The man, Jacob Whaley, texted his family that he was walking six miles to his Lousia County home after his vehicle fell into a ditch amid the storm on Monday evening, WRIC-TV reported.

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The outlet reported that Whaley's family told authorities that they last received a text from the 34-year-old just before 9 p.m. informing them that he was lost.

According to the report, the Louisa County Sheriff's Office said deputies "immediately responded to the family's request" to check his path to his home near Greene's Corner Road, where they believed he might be. However, Whaley was not found that day.

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Whaley's family members slammed the Louisa County Sheriff's Office response to help him, with his mother telling WRIC-TV that she is "angry with this county."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-search-party-found-the-body-of-a-virginia-man-who-tried-to-walk-six-miles-home-after-his-vehicle-broke-down-during-a-snowstorm/ar-AASzsjS

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search party found the body of a Virginia man who tried to walk 6 miles home after his vehicle broke (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jan 2022 OP
6 miles in foot-deep snow isn't easy.... TheRealNorth Jan 2022 #1
Sad Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #2
How sad Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 #3

TheRealNorth

(9,478 posts)
1. 6 miles in foot-deep snow isn't easy....
Sat Jan 8, 2022, 04:01 PM
Jan 2022

And if you are not dressed for the cold weather, hypothermia will get you fast.

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