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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Missing elderly Southern California woman found dead near remote highway
A missing elderly woman was found dead in a remote area off a highway in San Bernardino County. On May 13, Lorraine Bird, 86, of Twentynine Palms, was reported missing by family members. On May 19, deputies with the Morongo Basin station responded to reports of a body found off Highway 247, near Bodick Road in Johnson Valley, around 5:16 p.m. Deputies arriving at the remote area spotted the woman's body near a large group of boulders. The cause of death remains unclear and is pending autopsy results. No further details, including how the woman may have arrived in the area, were released as the investigation continues. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Detective Eric Rebollar at 909-890-4904. Anonymous tips can be provided to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- CBS News
Body of elderly San Bernardino County woman missing for a week found off Highway 247
The body of an elderly San Bernardino County woman who was reported missing a week ago was found on Monday off the side of Highway 247 in the Johnson Valley area, according to authorities. Lorraine Bird, an 86-year-old Twentynine Palms woman, was reported missing by her family on May 13. She hadn't been seen since then, until deputies received a call for service reporting a person who was located near the highway, according to a release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. "When deputies arrived, they found the body of an adult female near a large group of boulders," the department release said. The remains were identified as Bird, and her cause of death will be determined by an autopsy, deputies said. Anyone who may know more is asked to contact SBSD detectives at (909) 890-4904.
