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Missing couple found, husband dead, wife severely dehydrated

WARNER SPRINGS - It appears an Anaheim couple who went missing on Mother's Day became lost in the remote Warner Springs area of northeastern San Diego County and remained there for two weeks before an off-road enthusiast found the man dead and the woman in serious condition inside their car, a sheriff's lieutenant said today.

Sixty-eight-year-old Dianna Bedwell was transported to a hospital for treatment after she and her deceased husband were discovered on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, said San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Kenneth Nelson. She was severely dehydrated, said a private investigator for the family.

Bedwell and her husband Cecil ``Paul'' Knutson, 79, were last seen leaving the Valley View Casino in Valley Center in their 2014 white Hyundai Sonata at 2 p.m. May 10, authorities said. Relatives told the sheriff's department they planned to go on to their son's home in La Quinta in Riverside County but never arrived.

``Sheriff's homicide investigators responded to the hospital and were able to obtain a brief statement from Bedwell,'' Nelson said. ``The preliminary investigation indicates the couple became lost soon after leaving the casino

while attempting to find a shortcut to their ultimate destination. They remained with their vehicle until ultimately found.''

The San Diego County Medical Examiner has not confirmed the man's identity or cause of death but relatives posted a picture of the couple on the Missing Paul and Dianna Facebook page with a message that read ``It is them.

Rest in peace dad.''

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WARNER SPRINGS - An Anaheim couple who went missing on Mother's Day has been found near Warner Springs, family members confirmed today.

Cecil ``Paul'' Knutson, 79, was found dead while his wife, 68-year-old Dianna Bedwell, was alive yet severely dehydrated, according to a private investigator for the family.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department reported that two missing people were found at Lost Valley Boy Scouts Camp in Warner Springs, but would not confirm who they were or if anyone had died.

A call came in about 2:30 p.m. regarding the individuals, but because of the remote location and poor cell phone service, few details were available at this point, Lt. Christine Robbins said.

Cal Fire reported a dehydrated woman had been airlifted to a hospital.

On Sunday evening, a Facebook page ``Missing Paul and Dianna'' launched by the couple's family posted a picture of the two along with a message that read ``It is them. Rest in peace dad.''

Authorities said Knutson and Bedwell were last seen leaving the Valley View Casino in Valley Center at about 2 p.m. on May 10.

Relatives told the sheriff's department the couple planned on going to their son's home in La Quinta in Riverside County, but never arrived.

Knutson and Bedwell were in their 2014 white Hyundai Sonata when they went missing, authorities said.

 

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