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Elmhurst Police Provide More Details On Schweisthal Couple's Ordeal

Vernon and Elaine Schweisthal of Elmhurst, who had been missing since Friday morning, were found on Sunday about 100 miles from home.

From Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth:

Elmhurst Police are reporting that the missing couple from Elmhurst, Vernon and Elaine Schweisthal, were located Sunday morning in Bureau County, IL.

A passing motorist noticed a car pulled off the road and onto a side road leading into a high corn field. The motorist called Bureau County Sheriff's Police. A deputy located the car and discovered it was the car belonging to the Schweisthals, who had been reported missing and endangered.

The vehicle was inoperable and the couple appeared to be suffering from dehydration. Both Vernon and Elaine were transported to a local hospital in Bureau County for observation.

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