Autopsy Confirms Bodies Found Last Week in Seven Bridges Wildlife Area are that of Missing Iowa Cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook

Confirmation of ID in the case of Iowa cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook.

Sadly we have learned today what many had already known. According to the police, autopsies have confirmed that the two bodies found last week by hunters in the Seven Bridges Wildlife Area were that of missing Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook.  Police Chief Kent Smock says he received confirmation Monday from the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office that the bodies were the two cousins, who had been missing since July 13. The full autopsy has yet to be released.

Police in Iowa say an autopsy has confirmed that two bodies found last week in a wildlife area are those of two young cousins who have been missing since last summer.

Evansdale Police Chief Kent Smock says he received confirmation Monday from the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office that the bodies were Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook, who had been missing since July 13. The full autopsy hasn’t been released to police.