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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."
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TheRealNorth
(9,478 posts)And if you are not dressed for the cold weather, hypothermia will get you fast.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Very Sad.