Cold might have contributed to woman's death in Butler County
(AP) The body of an El Dorado woman was found in a field near Leon in Butler County early Monday.
A news release indicated freezing overnight temperatures might have contributed to the death of 30-year-old Beth Ann Noffsinger, who was missing overnight.
Authorities said Noffsinger and her 52-year-old fiance were near the field about 1 a.m. when the woman became disoriented, jumped out of the car and ran away.
Butler and Greenwood county deputies, Kansas Highway Patrol air support and other agencies searched for the woman before finding her body about 6:45 a.m.
An autopsy has been requested but investigators said there are no signs of trauma or foul play. Authorities say Noffsinger was not properly dressed for temperatures that dropped well below freezing.
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