Rescuers seek to recover students bods from car in California sea, Fox News
Rescuers seek to recover students' bods from car in California sea
This car containing two figures went off a cliff in Fresno County, California, July 26. (Fresno County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Rescuers say they are attempting to devise a plan to recover the figures of two crash victims, whose car plunged down a cliff two weeks ago and now is perched precariously on a rock in the middle of a furious California sea.
The effort involves the military which used a Chinook helicopter to survey the area Thursday, the Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said. She confirmed two figures are in the car.
“Several ideas on how to best treatment the recovery are being discussed,” she said.
The victims are Bhakapon Chairatanathongporn, 28, and Thiwadee Saengsuriyarit, 24, exchange students from Thailand attending the University of South Florida, according to reports.
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Thai Consulate of Los Angeles (Car with two exchange students from Thailand crashed through this guardrail July twenty six in Fresno County.)
A relative of one of the victims has criticized the recovery effort, which has been big news in the Thai media, the Fresno Bee reported Thursday.
“Two weeks have passed and the state of California failed to retrieve the bods of both students,” Chairanathongporn’s uncle said in an August nine letter to the U.S. embassy in Thailand, according to the paper.
“Had this incident occurred in Thailand, the Thai rescue team would have been able to finish the operation within twelve hours regardless (of) the weather condition without the assistance of a helicopter,” the uncle Ekachai Taidecha said.
The uncle said he is working on sending a Thai rescue team to California to recover the bods, according to the paper.
“To reiterate, recovering the bods is a top priority, but the safety of our personnel is also a top concern, and it will dictate any efforts we make moving forward with the operation,” Mims said Thursday.
The students were in a rental car on Highway one hundred eighty on July twenty six when it went through a guardrail, off a 500-foot cliff and into the Kings Sea, about seventy five miles east of Fresno, Mims said.
Photos of skid marks suggest the students failed to negotiate a turn.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
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Site where car went off a cliff in Fresno County July 26. (Thai Consulate of Los Angeles )
Family members of the two students arrived in Los Angeles Saturday and went to the crash site where a monk led them in Buddhist prayer, said the Thai consulate, according to The Associated Press.
Rescuers seek to recover students figures from car in California sea, Fox News
Rescuers seek to recover students' figures from car in California sea
This car containing two figures went off a cliff in Fresno County, California, July 26. (Fresno County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Rescuers say they are attempting to devise a plan to recover the figures of two crash victims, whose car plunged down a cliff two weeks ago and now is perched precariously on a rock in the middle of a furious California sea.
The effort involves the military which used a Chinook helicopter to survey the area Thursday, the Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said. She confirmed two figures are in the car.
“Several ideas on how to best treatment the recovery are being discussed,” she said.
The victims are Bhakapon Chairatanathongporn, 28, and Thiwadee Saengsuriyarit, 24, exchange students from Thailand attending the University of South Florida, according to reports.
Related Picture
Thai Consulate of Los Angeles (Car with two exchange students from Thailand crashed through this guardrail July twenty six in Fresno County.)
A relative of one of the victims has criticized the recovery effort, which has been big news in the Thai media, the Fresno Bee reported Thursday.
“Two weeks have passed and the state of California failed to retrieve the figures of both students,” Chairanathongporn’s uncle said in an August nine letter to the U.S. embassy in Thailand, according to the paper.
“Had this incident occurred in Thailand, the Thai rescue team would have been able to finish the operation within twelve hours regardless (of) the weather condition without the assistance of a helicopter,” the uncle Ekachai Taidecha said.
The uncle said he is working on sending a Thai rescue team to California to recover the bods, according to the paper.
“To reiterate, recovering the figures is a top priority, but the safety of our personnel is also a top concern, and it will dictate any efforts we make moving forward with the operation,” Mims said Thursday.
The students were in a rental car on Highway one hundred eighty on July twenty six when it went through a guardrail, off a 500-foot cliff and into the Kings Sea, about seventy five miles east of Fresno, Mims said.
Photos of skid marks suggest the students failed to negotiate a turn.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
Related Picture
Site where car went off a cliff in Fresno County July 26. (Thai Consulate of Los Angeles )
Family members of the two students arrived in Los Angeles Saturday and went to the crash site where a monk led them in Buddhist prayer, said the Thai consulate, according to The Associated Press.
Rescuers seek to recover students figures from car in California sea, Fox News
Rescuers seek to recover students' figures from car in California sea
This car containing two figures went off a cliff in Fresno County, California, July 26. (Fresno County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Rescuers say they are attempting to devise a plan to recover the bods of two crash victims, whose car plunged down a cliff two weeks ago and now is perched precariously on a rock in the middle of a furious California sea.
The effort involves the military which used a Chinook helicopter to survey the area Thursday, the Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said. She confirmed two bods are in the car.
“Several ideas on how to best treatment the recovery are being discussed,” she said.
The victims are Bhakapon Chairatanathongporn, 28, and Thiwadee Saengsuriyarit, 24, exchange students from Thailand attending the University of South Florida, according to reports.
Related Pic
Thai Consulate of Los Angeles (Car with two exchange students from Thailand crashed through this guardrail July twenty six in Fresno County.)
A relative of one of the victims has criticized the recovery effort, which has been big news in the Thai media, the Fresno Bee reported Thursday.
“Two weeks have passed and the state of California failed to retrieve the figures of both students,” Chairanathongporn’s uncle said in an August nine letter to the U.S. embassy in Thailand, according to the paper.
“Had this incident occurred in Thailand, the Thai rescue team would have been able to finish the operation within twelve hours regardless (of) the weather condition without the assistance of a helicopter,” the uncle Ekachai Taidecha said.
The uncle said he is working on sending a Thai rescue team to California to recover the bods, according to the paper.
“To reiterate, recovering the bods is a top priority, but the safety of our personnel is also a top concern, and it will dictate any efforts we make moving forward with the operation,” Mims said Thursday.
The students were in a rental car on Highway one hundred eighty on July twenty six when it went through a guardrail, off a 500-foot cliff and into the Kings Sea, about seventy five miles east of Fresno, Mims said.
Photos of skid marks suggest the students failed to negotiate a turn.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
Related Pic
Site where car went off a cliff in Fresno County July 26. (Thai Consulate of Los Angeles )
Family members of the two students arrived in Los Angeles Saturday and went to the crash site where a monk led them in Buddhist prayer, said the Thai consulate, according to The Associated Press.