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Va. Woman Found Dead After 50-Foot Plunge

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RADFORD, Va. (AP) - A missing Radford woman has been found dead in her car near the bottom of a 50-foot ravine.
    
Police tell media outlets that a Virginia Department of Transportation crew discovered the car Wednesday off Virginia Route 100 while doing road maintenance.
    
State police say the body of 27-year-old Stephany Michelle Akers, also known as Stephany Proffitt, was removed from the wreckage. A poodle found alive in the car was given to animal control officers.
    
Akers' family reported her missing Sunday.
    
Foul play isn't suspected.

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