Missing Melber woman found after fatal crash near St. John

A missing Melber woman was found on Tuesday to be involved in a fatal single-vehicle accident in the St. John community of McCracken County.

The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a report of a missing woman at about 2pm Tuesday, identified as 45-year-old Colleen Dunn. Dunn had not been seen or heard from since earlier in the morning.

Deputies coordinated with Dunn’s family to use digital resources to obtain a location on Dunn. They also began checking the area where they knew her to last be traveling.

Within an hour, Dunn and her vehicle were located in a deep ravine off of Old US Highway 45 in the St. Johns area. Preliminary evidence suggests Dunn was involved in a single-vehicle accident, left the roadway and overturned into the ravine.

Dunn was pronounced deceased on scene by McCracken County Coroner Amanda Melton.

The investigation is ongoing.