Elementary school teacher found dead in snow after going missing, police say

EMPORIA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - An elementary school teacher in Kansas was found dead in the snow after going missing Friday night.

Rebecca Rauber, 28, was found in a wooded area about 300 yards from the area where she was last seen on video.

Rauber was last seen leaving a popular bar in Emporia around 11:30 p.m. Friday. Her family said she left her phone, keys, jacket and purse.

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Officers began searching for Rauber immediately and used surveillance cameras from businesses in the area. She was seen walking not too far from the bar around 11:37 p.m. Friday.

Police said at this time they believe she died of hypothermia because she was covered in snow after a snowstorm became heavy Saturday.