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“#Sierra Hiking Family Sent Text BEGGING For Help Before Mysterious Deaths
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\nThe fate of a Southern California family went unexplained for months \u2014 but if they\u2019d only been successful in sending their last message, everyone would have known what had happ<\/a>ened all along. And maybe, just maybe, someone might have been able to save them.<\/p>\n

John Gerrish<\/strong>\u00a0and his wife Ellen Chung<\/strong>, their 1-year-old daughter Aurelia \u201c<\/strong>Miju\u201d Chung-Gerrish<\/strong>, and even their family\u2019s golden retriever Oski were found dead back in August in the Sierra National Forest. After they didn\u2019t show up for work, friends revealed they last heard from them when they were heading out on a Sunday hike. After a lengthy search, their bodies were found strewn in the open on a trail to Hite Cove, near Devil\u2019s Gulch, with no signs of physical trauma, drugs, suicide, or animal attack. For two months their deaths remained a mystery.<\/p>\n

65 days after the tragedy was discovered, the Mariposa County Sheriff revealed in a press conference that the family had died of hyperthermia \u2014 overheating. The weather on average was only in the mid-70s when they began their hike, so they brought only one large container of water. But they ended up on a steep climb with no shade at the hottest part of the day \u2014 experts estimate they were facing temperatures \u201cbetween 107 and 109 degrees.\u201d Avid hikers John and Ellen hadn\u2019t accounted for the heat or they would have brought more water \u2014 and possibly not subjected their baby to that particular trail at all.<\/p>\n

Related: 911 Caller Claims \u2018The Devil\u2019 Is Attacking Her \u2014 Police Arrive To Find Her Child Decapitated<\/strong><\/p>\n

We now have more evidence that\u2019s exactly what happened \u2014 straight from Gerrish.<\/p>\n

The Mariposa County Sheriff\u2019s Office released their final update on the case \u2014 a report on the father\u2019s phone records obtained by the FBI<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0 computer\/phone forensic team. Sheriff\u00a0Jeremy Briese<\/strong> said in a press release Thursday afternoon:<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing the information extracted from the phone we were able to re-create the path and timeline based on the GPS locations. The details found on the phone support the findings of a heat-related incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Looking at the data, the day began as you\u2019d expect on a peaceful family hike. John began the hike by taking a video of the trail\u2019s start at 7:44 a.m. For the next couple hours he and Ellen casually paused and took selfies and nature photos as they walked. That went on until about 10:29 a.m. Then no pic for quite some time. Things got serious.<\/p>\n

The heat must have become terrifying over the next hour or so. Because at 11:56, clearly desperate and panicking, John sent the following text message:<\/p>\n

\u201ccan you help us. On savage lundy trail heading back to Hites cove trail. No water or ver (over) heating with baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

They tried to get help. But as we know there was no cellular service in the area. They also tried making several phone calls over the next 40 minutes, to multiple phone numbers, all to no avail.<\/p>\n

John took one final photo at 12:25 \u2014 a screenshot of the map showing their current location in the trail app they were using. They were trying to help people find them. But with no reception, there was just nothing they could do. Truly heartbreaking.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the cell phone data, the Sheriff\u2019s Office was also able to definitively map out the family\u2019s final steps, as seen (below):<\/p>\n