PIKEVILLE, KY – Kentucky State Police (KSP) reports that Pikeville Post 9 received a call of a missing person on Sunday March 17, 2024, at 2:37 p.m. The family of Vanessa Crum, 52 years old of Van Lear, became concerned when she did not report to work. A trooper from KSP Post 9, Pikeville contacted the family and began the investigation.
A ping of Crum’s cell phone enabled investigators to obtain a potential location.
The Pikeville Police Department was notified and began to assist with the investigation.
An officer with the Pikeville Police Department located Crum’s vehicle. The initial investigation indicated Vanessa Crum was operating a 2023 Nissan Rogue on U.S. 23, when Crum’s vehicle exited the roadway, went over an embankment, and became submerged into the Levisa Fork River.
Crum was pronounced deceased on scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office.
Detective Mahala Lewis is investigating and was assisted on scene by Kentucky State Police Post 9 personnel, Pikeville Police Department, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Pike County Emergency Management.
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