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An Anaheim couple who went missing on Mother’s Day has been found near Warner Springs in San Diego County, family members confirmed Sunday.
Cecil “Paul” Knutson, 79, was found dead while his wife, 68-year-old Dianna Bedwell, was alive yet severely dehydrated, according to a private investigator for the family.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported that two missing people were found at Lost Valley Boy Scouts Camp in Warner Springs, but would not confirm who they were or if anyone had died.
A call came in about 2:30 p.m. regarding the individuals, but because of the remote location and poor cell phone service, few details were available at this point, Lt. Christine Robbins said.
Cal Fire reported a dehydrated woman had been airlifted to a hospital.
On Sunday evening, a Facebook page “Missing Paul and Dianna” launched by the couple’s family posted a picture of the two along with a message that read “It is them. Rest in peace dad.”
Authorities said Knutson and Bedwell were last seen leaving the Valley View Casino in northeastern San Diego County at about 2 p.m. on May 10.
Relatives told the sheriff’s department the couple planned on going to their son’s home in La Quinta in Riverside County, but never arrived.
Knutson and Bedwell were in their 2014 white Hyundai Sonata when they went missing, authorities said.
— City News Service