18-year-old PennWest California student found dead in vehicle
By the MVI
The death of an 18-year-old Pennsylvania Western University California student is under investigation.
The Washington County Coroner’s office said Karoline Heintz was found dead inside a parked vehicle near the California Borough Library around 12:24 a.m. on Thursday.
The press release from the coroner’s office stated Heintz had been with family earlier in the day and was returning to campus housing at PennWest California.
When Heintz did not check in with her family, they tracked her location to her vehicle on Wood Street in California and called 911.
Police say that was when they found her deceased.
Her death is under investigation by both the Washington County Coroner’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police.
Additional information has not yet been released.
State police were assisted at the scene by Brownsville EMS, California Borough Police, Charleroi Regional Police, and the California Fire Department.
