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Search for 3 children underway in Mendocino crash that killed 5 family members from Washington
Authorities are searching along a remote stretch of the northern Mendocino Coast for three children who are feared missing after a crash earlier this week killed their two mothers and three siblings.
Jennifer Jean Hart (fifth from left), Sarah Margaret Hart (far right) and their six children at a Bernie Sanders rally in Portland, Oregon, Friday, March 25, 206. (Photo via KATU)
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Jennifer Jean Hart and Sarah Margaret Hart, both 38 and married, and their six adopted children were from Woodland, Washington, across the Oregon border from Portland.
The Mendocino County Coroners Office early Wednesday afternoon identified the children as Markis Hart, 19, Jeremiah Hart, 14, and Abigail Hart, 14.
Still missing are Devonte Hart, 15, Hannah Hart, 16, and Sierra Hart, 12, according to officials.
A receptionist at the Cowlitz County office for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services confirmed Child Protective Services has an open case filed against a 38-year-old Jennifer Hart, of Woodland. A first check‑in date for the case was listed as Friday, she said. No other information was available about the case.
A sheriffs spokesman from neighboring Clark County in Washington said that child protective services officials had visited the home Friday but no one had answered, The Oregonian reported Wednesday.
The three deceased children were found Monday down the cliffs off Highway 1, where they were thrown from the family GMC Yukon SUV. The two women were found in the vehicle, which was overturned at the base of the cliff and partially submerged in the surf.
Three other children were considered missing and were the focus of a large search that started Tuesday. On Wednesday, it included ground and air resources, according to the Mendocino County Sheriffs Office.
The water is too rough for divers, who were on hold until conditions improve, said Mendocino County sheriffs Lt. Shannon Barney.
I have three outstanding, unaccounted for, Barney said. We have checked their home residence and they are not there. They may be with friends or relatives, but he said they have no information to confirm that case.
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The vehicle was traveling on Highway 1 north of Westport when driver Jennifer Hart pulled into a dirt turnout, and for reasons unknown the Yukon careened over a 100-foot cliff, according to the CHP. Its unclear when the crash occurred and some time could have passed before the wreckage was spotted by a passerby around 3:39 p.m. Monday, the CHP said.
The mothers were wearing seat belts but the children were not, officials said.
An hourslong recovery continued past dark and drew multiple agencies to the remote scene around 20 miles north of Fort Bragg.
Firefighters rappelled down the cliff to reach the partially submerged car, said CHP Officer Brian Henderson on Monday, who is part of a helicopter crew from the agencys Northern Division Air Operations base in Redding that participated in the recovery.
Article: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8163127-181/chp-names-2-adults-in
Authorities are searching along a remote stretch of the northern Mendocino Coast for three children who are feared missing after a crash earlier this week killed their two mothers and three siblings.
Jennifer Jean Hart (fifth from left), Sarah Margaret Hart (far right) and their six children at a Bernie Sanders rally in Portland, Oregon, Friday, March 25, 206. (Photo via KATU)
[...]
Jennifer Jean Hart and Sarah Margaret Hart, both 38 and married, and their six adopted children were from Woodland, Washington, across the Oregon border from Portland.
The Mendocino County Coroners Office early Wednesday afternoon identified the children as Markis Hart, 19, Jeremiah Hart, 14, and Abigail Hart, 14.
Still missing are Devonte Hart, 15, Hannah Hart, 16, and Sierra Hart, 12, according to officials.
A receptionist at the Cowlitz County office for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services confirmed Child Protective Services has an open case filed against a 38-year-old Jennifer Hart, of Woodland. A first check‑in date for the case was listed as Friday, she said. No other information was available about the case.
A sheriffs spokesman from neighboring Clark County in Washington said that child protective services officials had visited the home Friday but no one had answered, The Oregonian reported Wednesday.
The three deceased children were found Monday down the cliffs off Highway 1, where they were thrown from the family GMC Yukon SUV. The two women were found in the vehicle, which was overturned at the base of the cliff and partially submerged in the surf.
Three other children were considered missing and were the focus of a large search that started Tuesday. On Wednesday, it included ground and air resources, according to the Mendocino County Sheriffs Office.
The water is too rough for divers, who were on hold until conditions improve, said Mendocino County sheriffs Lt. Shannon Barney.
I have three outstanding, unaccounted for, Barney said. We have checked their home residence and they are not there. They may be with friends or relatives, but he said they have no information to confirm that case.
[...]
The vehicle was traveling on Highway 1 north of Westport when driver Jennifer Hart pulled into a dirt turnout, and for reasons unknown the Yukon careened over a 100-foot cliff, according to the CHP. Its unclear when the crash occurred and some time could have passed before the wreckage was spotted by a passerby around 3:39 p.m. Monday, the CHP said.
The mothers were wearing seat belts but the children were not, officials said.
An hourslong recovery continued past dark and drew multiple agencies to the remote scene around 20 miles north of Fort Bragg.
Firefighters rappelled down the cliff to reach the partially submerged car, said CHP Officer Brian Henderson on Monday, who is part of a helicopter crew from the agencys Northern Division Air Operations base in Redding that participated in the recovery.
Article: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8163127-181/chp-names-2-adults-in
