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Sep 8, 2008 5:04 am US/Pacific

85-Year-Old Woman Found Dead After Getting Lost

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) ― Authorities say an 85-year-old woman was found dead near her car in the Coachella Valley desert a day after she had called a friend to say she was lost.

Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela says the woman's body was found Sunday night in Indio Hills along with her car, which was stuck in the sand.

The woman, whose name has not been released, called a friend in San Diego County Saturday night, and the friend received the message on Sunday morning.

She called authorities at about 5:30 p.m. and they found the body about 20 minutes later.

Valenzuela says the coroner's office is working to find a cause of death.
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Information from: The Desert Sun, http://www.desert-sun.com

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