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WARNER SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A couple missing for two weeks have been found in the California wilderness in San Diego County.
Authorities say 79-year-old Cecil Knutson was found dead and his wife, 68-year-old Dianna Bedwell, was found severely dehydrated Sunday afternoon, after surviving on just rain water and some food.
The couple were last seen May 10, leaving a casino in Valley Center. They were planning on going to their son's home in the Palm Springs area for a Mother's Day dinner, but didn't show up.
Bedwell told investigators they were looking for a shortcut when they got lost and stuck on a rugged road.
Knutson's body was found near their white Hyundai Sonata. Bedwell was inside the vehicle.
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