Jacob Whaley, a 34-year-old Virginia man, was discovered useless Thursday evening after he tried to stroll house in the course of the snowstorm that hit the state Monday, in keeping with authorities.

Whaley reportedly crashed his truck in a ditch Monday night, and determined to attempt to stroll the six miles again to his house, in keeping with WRIC 8News.

Round 8:45 p.m Whaley texted his household that he was misplaced within the woods and his cellular phone's battery was low, in keeping with WRIC. After his household referred to as authorities, the Louisa County and Spotsylvania Sheriff's Places of work searched alongside the highway the place he was believed to be touring later that evening.

The truck was discovered early Tuesday morning in neighboring Hanover County, and searches have been performed within the following days, with no outcomes.

Late Thursday evening, a search get together of regulation enforcement and civilians reportedly discovered Whaley's physique in an space of thick woods about 200 yards away from Greene's Nook Street, the identical highway officers searched Monday evening.

WRIC additionally reported that Whaley's household mentioned they have been upset with how Whaley's disappearance was dealt with, when officers instructed the household that after his truck was present in Hanover County, the Louisa County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned they could not ship officers to look as a result of it was out of their jurisdiction.

"I am so offended with this county," Shannon Whaley, Jacob's mom, instructed WRIC 8News. "All they needed to do was exit and holler for him."

The household reportedly had difficulties registering him as a lacking individual due to confusion amongst regulation enforcement about the place the report ought to be filed, and who ought to seek for Whaley in what areas as he went lacking close to the purpose the place Louisa, Hanover, and Spotsylvania Counties meet.

The winter storm that battered Virginia Monday left vehicles stranded on lengthy stretches of Interstate 95 for wherever from 16 to 24 hours after a truck crash blocked lots of of vehicles and stopped snowplows from reaching the realm to clear the roads.

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In an aerial view, site visitors creeps alongside Virginia Freeway 1 after being diverted away from I-95 after it was closed as a consequence of a winter storm Monday close to Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia. A person who tried to stroll house after getting in an accident within the storm Monday evening was discovered useless Thursday evening.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures

Whaley's cellular phone died, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Based mostly on Whaley's final communication, the relative believed Whaley is perhaps close to Greene's Nook Street.

The sheriff's workplace mentioned the automobile was positioned in a neighboring county, the place officers reported him lacking.

The sheriff's workplace mentioned Whaley's demise was immediately associated to the storm.

"Our heartfelt condolences exit to the household and pals of Mr. Jacob Whaley," the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

The Related Press contributed to this report.