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November 4, 2009 2:00 PM

North Dakota Softball Players: Cell Phone Calls Helped Find Them, But Not Soon Enough

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(CBS/Lenny Gemar/Dickinson Press)

DICKINSON, N.D. - The three Dickinson State University North Dakota softball players believed to have been on a stargazing trip were found dead inside a Jeep after signals from their last desperate phone calls helped lead authorities to a rural farm pond.

Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy said the calls, which authorities were able to track to cell phone towers, were critical in leading searchers to the vehicle.

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November 4, 2009 10:40 AM

Dickinson State University Students Likely Never Saw Pond Their Jeep Drove Into

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Posted by Edecio Martinez

(Lenny Gemar Photography)

DICKINSON, N.D. - It was a dark road that led to a tragic dead end.

The three Dickinson State University softball players found dead after their sport utility vehicle went into a pond on a North Dakota farm during an apparent stargazing trip likely drove straight into the water, police said Wednesday.

Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy said the women's SUV was found resting on its wheels Tuesday in about 10 feet of water hidden by tall grass, with the doors and windows closed.

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November 4, 2009 8:25 AM

Dickinson State University Students Found Dead in Jeep Pulled from Pond

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Posted by Edecio Martinez

(Personal Photo/The Dickinson Press)

DICKINSON, N.D. - The three missing Dickinson State University softball players were found dead Tuesday in a Jeep that was pulled from a pond two days after the women disappeared.

Authorities had been searching since Sunday night for Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Man., Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of San Diego; and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.

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