Katelynn Berry, a 26-year-old Montana woman with Grand Forks ties whose body was found last month, died from hypothermia. The circumstances of her death are still being investigated, but evidence points to the fact that it was an accident. Katelynn went missing on July 1st, and on August 17th, her family reported her body to be recovered in an out-of-the-way area near Missoula. They said she’d been dead for about a week. According to the authorities, she’d died of hypothermia, so there were no signs of foul play or trauma on her body. they also said they believe she would have survived if she hadn’t fallen asleep in the car with the windows up while driving through sub-zero temperatures (below 0 degrees Fahrenheit)
The family said the authorities told them she’d been found in a remote area near Missoula, Montana. Her body was recovered from the cold water of the Clark Fork River on August 17th.She was found in an area not easily accessible to people or vehicles. Her body had been left out in the open for about a week before anyone reported it missing. Katelynn’s family said they were told by law enforcement that she’d been found in a remote area near Missoula and that her death had been ruled accidental by the coroner’s office.