Missing Texas Couple Found Dead In New Mexico
On November 27, a silver alert was issued for 82-year-old Charles “Gary” Lightfoot and his wife, 81-year-old Linda, who went missing while in route from Panhandle to Lubbock, Texas, after visiting a friend for the holidays. The couple was found dead on Tuesday in a rural part of New Mexico near Tucumcari.
It’s believed the couple died from hypothermia; they were found near their car in a pasture.
A silver alert gets issued to the public when elderly adults with documented mental conditions go missing. Mainly those who suffer from mental conditions like forms of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
While on their excursion, neither one of these individuals has a cellphone or any other device that could trace their location. Charles “Gary” Lightfoot is also oxygen dependent. The couple was last seen on November 27, leaving the city of the panhandle around 3 P.M. and heading to Lubbock. It’s believed that they are traveling in a 2024 silver Toyota Camry with the license plate TWN0925.
Gary was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a gray sweater. Linda was last seen wearing a black and white blouse with black pants and a bulky silver necklace. The vehicle was spotted around 7 P.M. in Groom, Texas, then in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, the next day.
Atthouties say they would like to thank all parties and agencies that were involved. They also offered their condolences to the family and friends of the Lightfoots.
