PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. — A burned car with a body inside was discovered Friday in a Fayette County field, police said.
The car, a Pontiac Grand Am, is the same type of car driven by a Perryopolis woman who was reported missing Wednesday.
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Caroline Branthoover, 74, was last seen leaving a Star Junction bar early Wednesday morning.
Police say the found car is too damaged to identify by the vehicle identification number, and the body could not immediately be identified.
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"The vehicle was badly burned; had to be towed from scene," said Trooper Robert Broadwater. "Investigation is ongoing. At this time, they're not suspecting foul play, but cannot rule anything out at this time."
The car was found by a volunteer searcher in a field near French Island Road in Perryopolis, about two miles from where Branthoover was last seen, at about 10:30 a.m. Friday.
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