Family who went 'off the grid' in Colorado wilderness died of malnutrition, autopsy finds
Two sisters and the teenage son of one of them who told family last year they would live "off the grid" died of hypothermia and malnutrition as they endured the elements in the Colorado wilderness, according to newly released autopsy reports.
Christine Vance, 41, Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca's 14-year-old son were identified in July after three "partially mummified" bodies were discovered in a remote campsite in the Gunnison National Forest.
The teenager, who was not named publicly because of his age, weighed just 40 pounds, according to the autopsy from the Gunnison County coroner's office, first reported by The Colorado Sun. The average weight of a boy his age is 112 pounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-went-grid-colorado-wilderness-died-malnutrition-autopsy-finds-rcna103009?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
Christine Vance, 41, Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca's 14-year-old son were identified in July after three "partially mummified" bodies were discovered in a remote campsite in the Gunnison National Forest.
The teenager, who was not named publicly because of his age, weighed just 40 pounds, according to the autopsy from the Gunnison County coroner's office, first reported by The Colorado Sun. The average weight of a boy his age is 112 pounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-went-grid-colorado-wilderness-died-malnutrition-autopsy-finds-rcna103009?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
