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Missing children believed dead after California SUV wreck
Source: Reuters
U.S. APRIL 6, 2018 / 8:00 AM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
Missing children believed dead after California SUV wreck
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Three children missing since their mother drove their vehicle off a California cliff are believed to be dead and search operations are now focused on recovering their bodies from the Pacific Ocean, police said on Thursday.
Interviews with relatives and friends suggest all six of the family’s children were inside the sports utility vehicle when it plunged off a coastal cliff last week, police said in a statement.
The bodies of driver Jennifer Hart, 38, Sarah Hart, 38, a married white couple, and three of their African-American adopted children were recovered after the March 26 crash.
Police had been searching for the missing children along the coastal highway the family took, but are now more certain than ever that their bodies were swept into the ocean after their GMC Yukon fell 100 feet (30 meters) onto seashore rocks.
The crash occurred three days after child welfare services opened an investigation into allegations of potential abuse or neglect of the children at their home in Woodland, Washington.
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Missing children believed dead after California SUV wreck
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Three children missing since their mother drove their vehicle off a California cliff are believed to be dead and search operations are now focused on recovering their bodies from the Pacific Ocean, police said on Thursday.
Interviews with relatives and friends suggest all six of the family’s children were inside the sports utility vehicle when it plunged off a coastal cliff last week, police said in a statement.
The bodies of driver Jennifer Hart, 38, Sarah Hart, 38, a married white couple, and three of their African-American adopted children were recovered after the March 26 crash.
Police had been searching for the missing children along the coastal highway the family took, but are now more certain than ever that their bodies were swept into the ocean after their GMC Yukon fell 100 feet (30 meters) onto seashore rocks.
The crash occurred three days after child welfare services opened an investigation into allegations of potential abuse or neglect of the children at their home in Woodland, Washington.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-cliff-crash/missing-children-believed-dead-after-california-suv-wreck-idUSKCN1HD1K9