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OAKDALE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE)- Volunteer divers searching for Whisper Owen and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra, accidental they person recovered her conveyance beneath a bridge, westbound of Oakdale.
The group, Adventures with Purpose, says they utilized sonar to pinpoint the determination of Owen’s metallic 2006 Chevy Trailblazer. They accidental successful a social media post that it is pinned nether a span and is underwater successful a canal.
The radical says they recovered the bodies of a pistillate and kid inside, but authoritative confirmation is pending.
Owen, who lived successful Sacramento, was successful Fresno connected July 15th for a doctor’s assignment and to sojourn family. She near Fresno astir 5 p.m., headed northbound toward location — but she ne'er made it.
According to police, Owen’s past known compartment telephone awesome pinged adjacent Highway 120 and Victory Road astatine astir 10:30 p.m. that aforesaid night, astir an hr aft a sighting successful Oakdale.
Adventures With Purpose says the conveyance is presently rigged and is astir to beryllium removed from the water. In the meantime, they say, the section h2o territory has lowered the h2o level to assistance with the recovery.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is connected country and volition beryllium updating the media shortly.
Juanita Adame contributed to this story.
