US EditionDive team finds vehicle belonging to California mother who went missing with her baby
Whisper Owen had an outstanding warrant and may have taken backroads to avoid detection when she and her 8-month-old daughter went missing, found later submerged in a canal.
- Rescue divers found a Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old daughter inside a submerged 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer in an Escalon canal on Sunday.
- Amid the search, her family did not realize Owen was missing for three days, and investigators noted she had an outstanding warrant tied to a 2022 child abuse case and a broken headlight.
- A license-plate reader detected the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer in Atwater, about 65 miles from Fresno, after being seen in Waterford earlier that day.
- According to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, its dive team began searching around noon for a vehicle matching the woman's description, and a specialized group found the SUV in the canal, with the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office handling identification.
- The California Highway Patrol said it's not clear how the vehicle ended up submerged in Escalon, and they are investigating the circumstances of the discovery.
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East Bay TimesDesperate search for Northern California mom and baby ends with tragic discovery
A desperate search in Central California for a mother and her baby daughter missing for more than a month ended with the discovery of their bodies in a submerged car.
Car of Sacramento mother and baby who were missing for weeks is found underwater
Whisper Owen and her daughter Sandra, who were reported missing last month, were found submerged under a bridge in Oakdale, according to a volunteer dive group that was aiding in the search.
Dive team finds vehicle belonging to California mother who went missing with her baby
The vehicle belonging to a Sacramento woman who went missing with her baby last month has been found submerged in a central California canal, and the body of an adult and infant were found inside, police said Sunday.
Adult, infant found inside vehicle pulled from Escalon canal where Sacramento mother went missing
Divers are searching an irrigation canal in Escalon Sunday for a vehicle that matches the description of the one a missing Sacramento mother and infant were last seen in, officials said.
Dive Team Finds Vehicle Belonging To California Mother Who Went Missing With Her Baby
Facebook Tweet Email Link The vehicle belonging to a Sacramento woman who went missing with her baby last month has been found submerged in a central California canal, and the body of an adult and infant were found inside, police said Sunday. Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen July 15 after visiting family in Fresno, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said last month. The pair had been traveling ho…
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