Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say the car in which two Berkeley County women were last seen has been found burned in the Francis Marion National Forest and a female body was found nearby.

Berkeley County Sheriff's spokesman Dan Moon said the Chevy Metro in which 18-year-old Dana Woods and 22-year-old June Guerry were last seen was found Tuesday near Cordesville.

The two women, who were friends, have not been seen since Sunday when they left a home in Pinopolis.

Woods' mother, Jennifer Hill, said she spoke to her daughter late Sunday night. She said she was told the two were heading to a McDonald's in Moncks Corner about 15 miles from St. Stephen.

An autopsy will be conducted Wednesday on the body found near the car. The remains haven't been identified.

(Copyright 2012, The Associated Press)