Authorities release additional details on site where missing Lubbock couple were found dead

CARSON COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - Authorities confirmed that the bodies of the missing elderly couple last seen on Thanksgiving Day were found in Quay County, New Mexico.

Officials gave the update Tuesday afternoon.

The Carson County Sheriff’s Office says Gary and Linda Lightfoot’s vehicle and remains were found in a rural area.

No foul play is suspected at this time.

Tuesday evening Quay County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to a ranch west of Tucumcari after a report that someone saw the couple’s vehicle.

Deputies located an “inoperable” vehicle in a tree line at the edge of a pasture.

Officials say the car was found high centered on a dirt embankment.

Officials say the couple was located several miles into the ranch’s property.

The couple was found outside of the car.

Officials with the Quay County Sheriff’s Office say they are not sure how long they were out there or how they entered the property.

Quay County is currently working with the Texas Rangers on a timeline of travel for the couple.

A cause of death has not been determined.

Officials say Linda and Gary Lightfoot’s family reported them missing November 28.

The family reported they left Panhandle on Thanksgiving Day around 3 p.m., but they never made it back to their Lubbock home.

Their vehicle was scanned by license plate readers in Groom on Thanksgiving evening and San Jon, New Mexico Saturday night.

Panhandle Police Chief Sace Hardman says the family reported the couple also had trouble finding their way to Panhandle before eventually arriving for the holiday.