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Divers Find Two Bodies During Search For Valencia Family In Northern California River

Garberville CHP Authorities searching for a Valencia family whose SUV plunged into a Northern California river have found the vehicle and the bodies of a man and a girl inside it.


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The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that searchers located the car Sunday and recovered the bodies of 41-year-old Sandeep Thottapilly and 9-year-old Saachi Thottapilly.

The Mendocino County Sheriff, in conjunction with the Mendicino County Coroner’s office, said during a Friday news conference that the body of an adult female was recovered about seven miles south of where the Valencia family’s car is believed to have gone off an embankment.

Officials do not believe there was foul play involved in the fatal crash.

The Thottapilly family went missing April 5 after a road trip from Portland, Oregon. They were expected to visit a family member’s home in San Jose in Northern California, but they never arrived.

The Valencia family includes the father, Sandeep, 42; the mother, Soumya, 38; their son, Siddhant, 12; and their daughter, Saachi, 9.

Siddhant is the only member of the family whose body has not been recovered as of Monday morning.

A missing person report was filed with the San Jose Police Department the day after they were expected to arrive at the San Jose home.

Also located were various personal items that were consistent with a family traveling on vacation and sheriff’s officials confirmed the debris from the SUV confirms belongs to the missing Valencia family, according to the Associated Press.

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Divers Find Two Bodies During Search For Valencia Family In Northern California River

2 comments

  1. My heart breaks for this family, the circumstances surrounding this tragedy and for their families who are mourning the loss of 4 family members:(

  2. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

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About Caleb Lunetta

Caleb has been a Santa Clarita resident for most of his life. After attending Hart High School, Caleb went on to study political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara along with College of the Canyons.