Found Deceased NC - Lauren Jenkins, 17, Wake County, 18 March 2017

[lisette]

She lost 2 children in 6 weeks. Now mother hopes for ‘kindness and love’

...Their deaths, six weeks apart, were marked by a tragedy compounded by a tragedy...
..Nick Jenkins struggled with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder most of his life, his mother said, and he was on the autism spectrum. He didn’t finish high school and was an easy target for people who wanted to take advantage of him...

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article148388614.html

 

[borndem]

The autopsy report is cited in this article just in from WRAL, Raleigh, NC:

Raleigh 17-year-old found in creek after crash died from hypothermia
Posted 5:16 p.m. yesterday
Updated 6:35 p.m. yesterday

Raleigh, N.C. - According to an autopsy report released Monday, 17-year-old Lauren Jenkins, who went missing after she was involved in a car crash, died due to hypothermia after she got wet.
...
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner classified Jenkins’ death as an accident.

http://www.wral.com/raleigh-17-year...+AM+(20171010090003)&utm_source=second-street