{"id":93979,"date":"2025-12-19T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/93979\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:37:16","slug":"missing-texas-couple-found-dead-in-new-mexico-hypothermia-suspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/93979\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QUAY COUNTY, New Mexico \u2014 An elderly Lubbock couple was found dead near their vehicle in New Mexico after being reported missing during their Thanksgiving holiday. <\/p>\n<p>An incident report released by the Quay County Sheriff\u2019s Office is providing new insight into the timeline of events that led investigators to the couple, Gary and Linda Lightfoot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KVII)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/d5f77e19-c1d3-40e5-8d17-d932b1cb5eb6-LIGHTFOOTPROFILEVOSOTNLTSD_640x360p1.mp4.00_00_15_16.Still001.j.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KVII)<\/p>\n<p>The two were last seen traveling along Interstate 40 through the Texas Panhandle into eastern New Mexico. <\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement also had contact with the couple\u2019s vehicle in Santa Rosa, New Mexico later that night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KTXS\/Alex Webb)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/deb6323e-7664-4b09-bf3a-606aa6471e91-088_7173.00_01_02_58.Still005.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KTXS\/Alex Webb)<\/p>\n<p>The last confirmed activity from their vehicle was detected in the early morning hours of Nov. 28.<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 2, deputies were dispatched around 10:28 a.m. after a ranch employee reported seeing a silver vehicle partially hidden on private property west of Tucumcari.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KVII)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e4f139ba-92ea-4609-aca7-79adf848905c-088_7173.00_00_39_31.Still003.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KVII)<\/p>\n<p>Deputies discovered the Lightfoots&#8217; car off a small embankment with the trunk open and the battery drained. <\/p>\n<p>Both Gary and Linda Lightfoot were found dead near the back of the vehicle. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KVII)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3d3ef43e-ede2-462e-8059-81f0c4fc6a35-088_7173.00_00_36_35.Still002.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Missing Texas couple found dead in New Mexico, hypothermia suspected (KVII)<\/p>\n<p>The report indicated no visible signs of trauma or foul play, and law enforcement believes the couple died of hypothermia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/local\/leaving-a-legacy-linda-and-gary-lightfoot-leave-lasting-mark-on-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RELATED | Leaving a legacy: Linda and Gary Lightfoot leave lasting mark on community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the investigation is ongoing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"QUAY COUNTY, New Mexico \u2014 An elderly Lubbock couple was found dead near their vehicle in New Mexico&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-93979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}