By Mark Memmott

It's most likely that three college students who went missing Sunday accidentally drove into a North Dakota pond during a stargazing trip, the local sheriff said today.

Yesterday, authorities found the young womens' bodies, still inside the Jeep they had been riding in.

Today, the Associated Press reports, "Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy said the women's SUV was found resting on its wheels Tuesday in about 10 feet of water hidden by tall grass, with the doors and windows closed. "When you're not familiar with an area like that it would have
been very easy to drive into," Tuhy said. Foul play is not suspected.

As the Bismarck Tribune writes, the search for the students "captured the attention of national media outlets, with television and radio networks from across the country clamoring for information."

The women, all softball players at Dickinson State University: Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of San Diego; Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba.

categories: Accidents and Disasters

8:55 - November 4, 2009

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