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Suicide Suspected In Death Of Missing Man

Posted: Dec. 29, 2015 2:23 PM PST

The body of a 76-year-old man reported missing for nearly two weeks by family members in Penn Valley has been found near Nevada City. Nevada County’s Chief Deputy Coroner, Robert Bringolf, says suicide is suspected in the death of Richard Farwell…

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Bringolf says the discovery was reported by a passerby on Monday in a wooded area behind the Northern Queen Hotel near a baseball diamond belonging to the LDS Church on Hollow Way. And it’s difficult to say how long Farwell’s body had been there…

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Farwell was known to enjoy taking long walks in the area. He was a retired financial adviser and Navy veteran.

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