The physique of a Virginia man who tried to stroll dwelling after his automobile had damaged down throughout a snowstorm this week has been discovered, the Louisa County Sheriff’s Workplace stated on Friday.
The person, Jacob Whaley, 34, knowledgeable his household on Monday that he was going to attempt to stroll again to his dwelling in Louisa County after his automobile had damaged down in neighboring Hanover County throughout the snowstorm, which stranded a whole lot of drivers on Interstate 95 in Virginia.
Mr. Whaley final texted his household at 8:45 p.m., in line with WRIC-TV, telling his mom that he was misplaced. His household knowledgeable the Sheriff’s Workplace that they believed Mr. Whaley was presumably close to Greene’s Nook Street.
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in an announcement that it had “instantly responded to the household’s request to verify each the roadside space alongside Greene’s Nook Street, the roadways in between and his residence” however that the search had proved fruitless.
On Thursday, a search get together made up of volunteers and members of the Sheriff’s Workplace discovered Mr. Whaley’s physique in a “very dense pine plantation” simply over 200 yards off Greene’s Nook Street.
“This was a really closely wooded space off the street that the search staff had a tough time getting by,” Maj. Ronnie Roberts, chief deputy for the Louisa County Sheriff’s Workplace, stated in an e mail on Saturday. “Our county had 100% energy outage and impassable roads.”
Chatting with WRIC, Mr. Whaley’s members of the family expressed frustration with the Sheriff’s Workplace, saying they believed it ought to have completed extra to search out Mr. Whaley.
“I’m so indignant with this county,” stated Shannon Whaley, Mr. Whaley’s mom. “All they needed to do was exit and holler for him.”
“Louisa County let him freeze to dying,” Angela Whaley, Mr. Whaley’s sister, stated.