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Authorities say missing Iowa woman found in wrecked car

The Wright County sheriff’s office says Tonya Collins was found inside her car, which was wrecked in a creek bed on the western edge of Eagle Grove.
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EAGLE GROVE, Iowa — Authorities have identified the body of a woman found dead inside a wrecked car in northern Iowa. 

The Globe Gazette in Mason City reports 42-year-old Tonya Collins had been missing since last week. 

The Wright County sheriff’s office says she was found inside her 2019 Nissan Rogue, which was wrecked in a creek bed on the western edge of Eagle Grove. Collins was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries she sustained in the crash.

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