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Friday, April 25, 2008

Missing McKinney man found in Arizona

Missing McKinney man found in Arizona
07:54 PM CDT on Friday, April 25, 2008
 Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The body of a traveling nurse who was reported missing after leaving a California desert town nearly two weeks ago has been found in a remote area of northern Arizona, authorities said Friday.

The body of Michael Edwards was found near a Forest Service road north of the Grand Canyon on Thursday afternoon, said Lt. Rex Gilliland of the Coconino County Sheriff's Office.

Gilliland said Edwards, of McKinney, Texas, was found wearing only his underwear. His clothes were found scattered in the area, and his vehicle and camping spot were found about two miles away.

"We believe we have a natural death," Gilliland said. "He may have died from hypothermia. Obviously we'll know more after the autopsy and we still want to know why he was in northern Arizona."

Victims of hypothermia can become delusional and begin to think they are warm when they are in fact cold, Gilliland said. There was no sign of foul play.

Edwards, 44, was working as a traveling registered nurse in Ridgecrest, Calif., and called his family in Texas on April 13 to tell them he was headed to Sacramento to get a nursing certificate.

His family reported him missing to the Kern County Sheriff's Department two days later.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

i am so sorry. i was absolutely crushed to hear about mike. i worked with him at medical city dallas in the ER and he was, by far, one of the best nurses and most sincere humans i had ever met. i constantly try to live up to the example he set and i pray that God blesses your family with peace and comfort in the trying times that lie ahead.

April 26, 2008 at 6:38 AM
Anonymous said...

It is not easy to express the grief I feel for the Edwards family. Although I didn't really know Mike, I certainly can identify with his love for life and family. This whole world seems much too fragile at times and the lives of our loved ones too brief. We will remember you in our prayers.

May 1, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Anonymous said...

I met Mike when we worked together at the Heart Center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was included in a group of us that played golf a few times a month. Mike was a great guy and I was saddened to hear of his death. Rest in Peace Mike.

August 26, 2008 at 12:53 PM

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MIKE IS MISSING PLEASE HELP US FIND HIM

My brother in law, Michael Edwards, had taken a job assignment with Trustaff, a traveling nurse agency out of Cincinnati, OH in late March. He arrived for his first placement in Ridgecrest, CA Thursday April 10th from McKinney, Tx. When he arrived, he checked into the apartment they had arranged for him to live in. He was getting all of his paperwork together in hopes of beginning work at Ridgecrest Hospital by April 15th. On Sunday April 13th, he had called his wife and young daughter (8yrs) to check in and recap his plans. He was going to run a few errands to get ready for his trip to the Board of Nurses for his California Certifications. Then he planned to get some rest and then leave around 2:30 AM for Sacramento. That call was made at 1:47pm on Sunday California time. He had talked to his neighbor and reiterated his plans to her as he was checking a map. He did use his charge card at Walmart and stopped to withdraw $100 from the Bank of America ATM at 2:56pm. He also got about $43.00 in gas. That was the last phone call he made on his cell phone and the last charges/debits he made from any card.

We filed a missing person's report with the Kern County Sheriff's office.

Stephanie Pesano