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California household that died in mountains unsuccessfully tried to ship textual content for assist: ‘Are you able to assist us?’
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A California household that died whereas mountaineering in August throughout excessive temperatures unsuccessfully tried to ship a collection of texts and requires assist to relations.
The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Workplace on Thursday launched a few of Jonathan Gerrish’s cellphone knowledge that was the results of months of labor by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s forensics crew, which revealed that the husband and father despatched a textual content stating “Are you able to assist us.” He additionally wrote “No water or ver (over) heating with child,” in keeping with the San Francisco Chronicle.
The textual content messages weren’t despatched due to poor cellphone service within the space the place the household was mountaineering, the investigators stated.
CALIFORNIA FAMILY FOUND DEAD ON HIKING TRAIL DIED OF EXTREME HEAT, DEHYDRATION, AUTHORITIES SAY
John Gerrish and Ellen Chung had just lately moved to the Marisopa space with their 1-year-old daughter and canine. The household and canine all died of utmost warmth and dehydration.
(Steven Jeffe)
Jonathan Gerrish, 41, Ellen Chung, 31, and Aurelia “Miju” Chung-Gerrish, 1, and the household’s canine have been discovered lifeless on a mountaineering path on August 17, 2021 close to the Merced River within the Sierra Nationwide Forest.
Gerrish and Chung tried utilizing their cellphones to name and textual content for assist, however have been unsuccessful, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace.
The 2 positioned 5 calls to relations, all shortly after each other, however none of them related.
CALIFORNIA AUTHORITIES TURN TO CELLPHONE DATA AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN MYSTERIOUS DEATHS OF FAMILY
The mountaineering path map reveals the place the Gerrish household was discovered lifeless in August.
(U.S Division of Agriculture, Forest Service)
A report launched within the fall reveled that the household died of utmost warmth stroke, as temperatures have been as excessive as 109 levels Fahrenheit after they ran out of water, and there was little shade. The household was discovered greater than 1.5 miles from the place their automobile was parked.
Sierra Nationwide Forest. A Northern California household and their canine have been discovered lifeless on a mountaineering trial within the forest.
(U.S Division of Agriculture, Forest Service)
The household was reported lacking by a buddy after Gerrish, a former Google software program engineer, didn’t present up at work.
Fox Information Louis Casiano and the Related Press contributed to this report.
