Published November 06, 2012, 06:53 AM
Autopsy: Woman found in ravine drowned
A preliminary autopsy has found that a 53-year-old rural Steele County woman found dead in a ravine died of drowning. KVLY television reported that Rhonda Gjesdal of rural Luverne was found Saturday in one to two feet of water about 200 yards from her farmstead.
LUVERNE, N.D. (AP) — A preliminary autopsy has found that a 53-year-old rural Steele County woman found dead in a ravine died of drowning.
KVLY television reported that Rhonda Gjesdal of rural Luverne was found Saturday in one to two feet of water about 200 yards from her farmstead.
Sheriff Wayne Beckman said Gjesdal left her farmstead Thursday en route to Wahpeton. Her car was found Saturday at the bottom of a ravine about a mile from her farmstead.
Beckman said it appears she went into the ditch Thursday night and walked the ravine area for quite some time. He said it was very muddy at the bottom of the ravine and she may have been exhausted from her walk.
He said the preliminary autopsy showed no signs of foul play.
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