Authorities: Boone County Brothers Died From Hypothermia

(Boone County, KY) -- Authorities have identified the two brothers found dead in Boone County over the weekend.

They say Obie and Roy Fugate were found by a family member on Saturday at their home on Garrison Creek Road.

The Boone County Sheriff's Office says a family member found their truck stuck in the mud about half a mile from their home. They found Obie Fugate in the driveway of the home. Roy Fugate was found on the front porch.

Autopsies say the men died from hypothermia.

High temperatures on the last day the brothers were seen were in the single digits, with wind chills as cold as -35.


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