California: Bodies of three members of a Keralite family, who were feared drowned in Eel river in California, have been found by US rescuers. Bodies of Sandeep Thottappilly (42), his son Sidhanth (12) and Sachi (9) were recovered on Monday, in a search operation by rescue teams. The Body of Soumya, wife of Sandeep, had been found earlier.
The family went missing 10 days ago. They were on a trip to San Jose in Southern California. Witness accounts state that, the vehicle was submerged in a flood after heavy rains in the region.
Sandeep, originally from Kerala, grew up in Surat city in Gujarat and settled down in the US over 15 years ago. Soumya was from Kochi.