Two found dead along Blue Ridge Parkway within hours of each other, officials say Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 24 The National Park Service reported two deaths on the Blue Ridge Parkway within hours of each other.
The first call came at about 3 a.m. Sunday, when rangers received a report of a person in distress, the park service said in a news release. Officials spotted two passengers inside a car that was parked near mile marker 63 and the James River Visitor Center in Monroe, Virginia.
The driver identified as 55-year-old Kevin Cox of Lynchburg, Virginia died at the scene, likely after experiencing a medical emergency, officials said.
Two men die in separate incidents along the Blue Ridge Parkway
One man was 22 years old, the other, 55
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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY – The National Park Service announced Monday that two men died on Sunday in separate incidents about 100 miles away from each other along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
At 3 a.m., authorities received a report of a person in distress near Milepost 63, which just north of where the Parkway crosses over the James River in Amherst County.
Authorities arrived to find a car parked off the shoulder of the road and found two people inside the car.
Authorities pronounced the driver, Kevin Cox, 55, of Lynchburg, dead at the scene and it’s believed he suffered a medical emergency before his death.