Posted on 08/22/2021 2:51:23 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
An initial autopsy has revealed few clues in the mystery of what happened to a California family found dead on a hiking trail in the Sierra National Forest south of Yosemite.
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
Investigators said the deaths do not appear intentional, and they did not find a suicide note or any signs indicating premeditation.
Last month, the Forest Service cautioned on Facebook that people should avoid drinking or swimming in the Merced River due to the presence of toxic algae; unhealthy algae blooms are not uncommon in warm months in California bodies of water.
Toxicology results are expected in two to three weeks. A necropsy is also being conducted on the dog.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
I dunno.
Be interesting to see the toxicology report. That will likly be key here. All are dead, including the dog and no physical signs of foul play. I’d be very surprised if they don’t find toxins present capable of killing them.
Btw, I think this is going to be a murder/suicide case.
Looks too much like Boromir.
“I tried to take the ring. I have paid.”
An alarming number of people mysteriously die or go missing in the national parks and forests. Yosimite and the Sierra Nevadas hold the record number. So many, that the Yosimite parks service has their own search and rescue team, and they rarely involve any outside agencies, or give out any details about the number of missing they have.
A mere meander wiped out an entire family?
I am inclined toward the idea that poison killed them, the question being natural, accidental or deliberate.
17 inch long Bigfoot tracks were found less than 1/2 mile from the deceased family`s location in July 1964 by a Boy Scout leader andv a medic, published in the Modesto Bee July 16, 1964 with photos of the plaster casts.
bigfootencounters.com/sightings.htm
2 men in a plane buzz a Bigfoot north of Yosemite 1969 Jan 6 and take phtos, ibid.
—” Bigfoot”
Could be but IIRC Bigfoot was nonviolent?
12 days later and not much to report.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.