By Associated Press - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A woman who called 911 to report that she was lost has been found dead in the Fish Creek area west of Missoula.

Mineral County authorities say 56-year-old Debra Ann Koziel’s phone went dead during Friday’s 911 call. Her body of was found Tuesday near where her abandoned vehicle had been located a day earlier.

Sheriff Tom Bauer says he believes Koziel died of exposure to the elements.

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KOAA-TV reports the woman was from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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