Sunday, December 4, 2011

Cheyenne Teen Died From Exposure Following Accident

Authorities say a teenager whose body was found at Cheyenne's East High School apparently died from exposure in temperatures that dipped to 10 degrees fahrenheit after wandering the school grounds for at least two hours.






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Police Capt. Mitch Maxwell says Andrea Battle crashed her car near the school. Surveillance video shows Battle running from her car after the accident early Thursday morning and wandering the school grounds. Authorities say marks on her fingers indicate that she may have been scratching at a door. A maintenance worker discovered her body at around 10:15 that morning. Before she was discovered, police and her father had searched for the teen. School was dismissed early on Thursday after Battle was found. Counselors have been made available to all students at the school. An autopsy that was conducted on Friday indicated no foul play. Toxicology reports are expected in about a month.

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