The passengers were identified as Yinan Wang, 31, of San Diego, and his wife, Jie Song, 32, of China, who were last seen on August 6 at Crystal Caves in Sequoia National Park. The couple had planned to drive to Fresno that night, stay in a hotel and continue on to Yosemite National Park the next day. The Thais, Thiwadee Saengsuriyarit, 24, and Bhakapon Chairattanasongporn, 28, were students from South Florida University who were on their way to Kings Canyon National Park. Their rental car was spotted a few days later but their bodies and the vehicle were only retrieved from King’s River on September 2. During the retrieval of the Thais’ vehicle, a deputy sheriff spotted in a video a licence plate lying in the bush that did not belong to the students’ vehicle.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 09, 2017 09:00 UTC