IDENTIFIED: Man, woman found dead after trying to keep warm in Fresno named

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The man and the woman who were found dead on the side of a Fresno highway last Friday have been identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office.

They were named as 50-year-old Ronald Wallace and 52-year-old Denise Celis.

According to CHP, Wallace and Celis were found dead inside a tent on the south shoulder of Highway 180 eastbound, east of Abby Avenue, around 12:30 p.m.

Fresno couple hospitalized after using BBQ for heat

Investigators discovered the pair had started a warming fire in a large pot, which was brought inside the tent for warmth when they went to bed for the night…

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