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Feb 18, 2022 · 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, Ellen Chung, 30, and...
- Joshua Bote
- Tech Editor
Oct 22, 2021 · Leak Pen, an assistant recreation officer at the Bass Lake Ranger District, which oversees that portion of the Sierra National Forest, described the loop as “steep and challenging and mostly...
- Jayme Moye
- 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 · The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the cause of death of a young California family after an August hike. Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese told media Thursday that the...
- Joshua Bote
- Tech Editor
Dec 3, 2021 · Mariposa County authorities believe Ellen Chung, 31, Jonathan Gerrish, 45, their 1-year-old daughter Miju and dog Oski went on an Aug. 15 hike on the Hites Cove Trail loop before perishing as...
- Reporter
Oct 21, 2021 · Mariposa County authorities believe Ellen Chung, 31, Jonathan Gerrish, 45, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, and dog Oski went on an Aug. 15 hike on the Hites Cove Trail loop. Hyperthermia...
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Feb 18, 2022 · Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese announces the cause of death of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their one-year-old daughter Aurelia Miju Chung-Gerrish and their pet dog Oski
