Body of missing Fernley woman recovered near Six Mile Canyon
The body of a Fernley woman missing since November was found inside a pickup Thursday near Six Mile Canyon Road in Storey County, Lyon County authorities said.
Deputies with both the Storey and Lyon County sheriff's offices were called Thursday afternoon for a reported crash at Six Mile Canyon Road near the Lyon and Storey county line.`
Deputies found the pickup in a ravine off the north side of Six Mile Canyon Road, according to a statement provided to KRNV from the sheriff's office. Inside was the body of Nancy Vandenput, 57, who was last seen in Fernley on Nov. 22.
The Storey County Sheriff's Office is investigating.