Heat may have been a factor in the death of a woman who disappeared after having car trouble on Capital of Texas Highway and whose body was found a week later. However, the medical examiner's report, released Friday, said her cause and manner of death were "undetermined," partially because of how long it took to find her body.
There was no evidence of trauma, but her body's condition when she was found hampered the medical examiner from determining a more specific cause of death.
"Although the circumstances are suggestive of dehydration and hyperthermia due to the extreme heat,
due to the limited nature of the examination, the cause and manner are unable to be determined," the report said.
'Undetermined' what caused missing woman's death near Loop 360