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Oct 21, 2021 · The cause of death for Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, was hyperthermia with possible dehydration due to environmental exposure, Mariposa County Sheriff...
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Aug 19, 2021 · John Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter Miju — as well as their family dog — were found dead at the Devil's Gulch area in the south fork of the Merced River in the Sierra...
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Feb 18, 2022 · John Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, and their dog were all found dead on Aug. 17 more than a mile from their car off Savage Lundy Trail after a friend reported them...
Feb 18, 2022 · Courtesy Steve Jeffe. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has revealed the phone data obtained from a young California family found dead after a hike in August 2021. Jonathan Gerrish, 45,...
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- A Family Friend Said They Had Recently Relocated to Be Closer to Nature.
- The Family Was Reported Missing on Aug. 16 After Embarking on A Hiking trip.
- Authorities Spent Two Months Ruling Out Numerous Causes of death.
- The Family Died of Hyperthermia and Probable dehydration.
- Relatives Said They Feel "Indescribable" Pain Over The loss.
During the pandemic, Gerrish and Chung had moved about 160 miles from their home in San Francisco to Central California, family friend Steve Jeffe told The Fresno Beeshortly after their bodies were found. The couple made the move after Gerrish, a Silicon Valley software engineer, began working from home, Jeffe said. They wished to raise Miju away f...
The couple and their daughter were reported missing on Monday, Aug. 16 by their nanny, who arrived at the family's home and found no one there, Jeffe told The Bee. The family had left for a hiking trip the day prior. "You had to figure it wasn't an overnight hike, because it's been hot and they had the baby with them," Jeffe told The Bee. "Jon was ...
At the time that their bodies were found, the sheriff's office said the situation was "currently being handled as a hazmat and coroner investigation." Over the next month, authorities worked to rule out numerous causes of death. The family and their dog reportedly did not have any physical wounds or signs of trauma on their bodies, leading the Mari...
On Oct. 21, two months after their bodies were found, authorities released an official cause of death for the family. The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office confirmed that all three family members died of hyperthermia and probable dehydration. Their 8-year-old dog Oski also suffered a heat-related death, according to police. "For Mariposa County, thi...
On Thursday, Mariposa Public Information Officer issued a statement from Gerrish and Chung's relatives that read: "The loss of a close relative is pain almost beyond words. When that loss is multiplied by four, and one of those losses is a baby, that pain is indescribable." The couple's family went on to explain that "the lack of knowledge and cert...
Oct 21, 2021 · John Gerrish (45), Ellen Chung (31), and Muji Chung Gerrish (1) pictured. Courtesy Steven Jeffe. The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office ruled the cause of death was hyperthermia, due to environmental heat exposure, and possible dehydration, of the Northern California family who died while hiking this summer.
Aug 18, 2021 · By Joshua Tehee. Updated August 19, 2021 7:38 AM. A family who moved to Mariposa County in the past year went for a hike Sunday and never returned. The bodies of John Gerrish, Ellen Chung,...
