Lindsay Groce Garder , 27 , died of hypothermia with her 13-month-old daughter Hailey Gardner . Their bodies were found in a field in Fort Worth , Texas . A mother found naked and dead with her 13-month-old daughter died of hypothermia , a medical examiner ruled . Lindsay Groce Gardner was discovered by fence repairmen lying on top of baby Hailey in a field in Fort Worth , Texas in January . The 27-year-old 's car was discovered crashed and abandoned 200 yards away . Police found her clothes strewn in the field between the car and her body , indicating she undressed as she walked with her baby away from the car . At the time Sgt Joe Loughman said : 'There were no injuries that looked like they would cause a person ’ s death . ' But the death was ruled accidental this week after a Tarrant County medical officer said Ms Gardner undressed in a 'very sad ' and 'unusual ' case . Paradoxical undressing can occur in cases of severe hypothermia when the confused victim begins to feel as if they are burning up and therefore removes their clothing . The crashed Toyota sedan was first reported around 8:30am on January 13 by resident Amber Bentley , who spotted the car after dropping her kids off at school . 'There 's always deer in that field , ' Ms Bentley said . ' I was looking for the deer and I saw the car . It was against a tree and the hood was smashed in and the driver 's side door was open . ' I was hollering asking if everybody was okay , hoping if somebody was in there that they could at least respond . ' Since Ms Bentley had a child in the car at the time , she could n't get out to approach the car , but called police and stayed until they showed up . While the airbags were deployed , police found the vehicle empty . Ms Gardner and her daughter were found about 200 yards away from a crashed silver car . It was n't until a man came to repair a fence at 11am that the bodies were found . Ms Gardner 's Facebook profile said she had been married to Anthony Gardner since June 29 , 2012 . According to excerpts from a personal blog , published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , she was a married freelance artist who previously lived in California . In a post from August 2013 , she wrote about stress concerning a move to Lancaster , California . She wrote : 'Why can ’ t things just go the way you plan them ? Why does God constantly have another path ? According to a personal blog , Gardner was married and worked as a freelance artist . In her last post from April 2013 , she wrote about being pregnant and organizing a move to Lancaster , California with her husband Anthony Gardner ( pictured above with their daughter ) Gardner 's Facebook profile said she had been married to Anthony Gardner ( right ) since June 29 , 2012 . 'These are things I get to thinking . You ’ ve probably thought them before too . Why do we even bother thinking that ? He already had a path . 'It ’ s our scared insecure brains that try to tie all the knots of false insecurity together into believing that we are going to be ok because of our ‘ plan ' . Even though , constantly , again and again , our plan fails , falls apart , crumbles , vanishes . But God ’ s plans are always solid . He always follows through and takes care of us . Mystery : The medical examiner 's office said that Ms Gardner ( left ) paradoxically undressed before lying on top of her daughter ( right ) 'Please pray for me and my family . My husband and I are going back to no home , no job , and pregnant . ' After the incident hundreds of friends posted memorials to Ms Gardner on her Facebook page . One friend wrote : 'She was such a sweet spirit , so genuine , and an incredible artist . 'She was so in love with her baby and we both shared a passion for gentle parenting . She wanted to be the best mother she could be for her . ' Gardner was found naked , with a trail of clothes from the car suggesting she disrobed as she walked away from the vehicle . Caroline McLendon , who lives next door to the mother 's parents , said she was 'just horrified ' to hear about Gardner 's death . ' I wanted to tell her how sorry I was that this has happened to that lovely family , ' McLendon told NBC DFW . Resident Linda Fuqua is confused , like many in the community . She said : 'It ’ s perplexing , the fact the bodies were away from the car , you think they would have been in the car . '
Lindsay Groce Gardner was found with her 13-month-old baby Tarrant County . Her crashed car was found 200 yards away from their dead bodies . Did not seem to have substantial injuries - besides a few scratches . Medical examiner said 27-year-old paradoxically undressed . A hypothermic person can become confused and feel like they are burning .