Deaths of couple, their daughter and their dog in August during hike in Sierra national forest had baffled investigators for months
The California family that died in August while hiking in Sierra national forest was killed by heat and probable dehydration, law enforcement officials announced on Thursday, providing some answers to a mystery that had baffled investigators for months.
The Mariposa county sheriff’s department believes John Gerrish, 45, his wife, Ellen Chung, 30, their one-year-old daughter, Miju, and their dog, Oski, died on the hiking trail on 17 August. Temperatures were as high as 109F (42.8C) that day, and the majority of the trail has little shade or trees.
