National Three Korean women missing after Grand Canyon trip
Published : March 23, 2025 – 13:58:27
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Local police say a family of three disappeared while on a road trip from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas
Three South Korean travelers who visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona have been missing for 10 days, local news reports said Sunday.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a family of three women — a 33-year-old Lee, her 59-year-old mother Kim, and a 54-year-old younger sister of Kim — have not been seen since March 13.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona, which has been investigating the case, reportedly tracked the GPS data from their rental car and discovered that the trio lost contact around 3:30 p.m. on Highway 40, while heading west from the Grand Canyon toward Las Vegas.
On that day, the highway was hit by a snowstorm, which caused a 22-car crash that claimed two lives and injured 16 people, raising the chance of the accident having led to their disappearance.
“A major accident occurred on the highway around the same time their phone’s location signals were picked up, so the missing people might be connected to it,” a local police officer said.
However, no evidence has yet been uncovered regarding their whereabouts.
After the trio, originally scheduled to return to Korea on March 17,lost contact, their relatives in Korea sought help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which then reached out to local police.
An official from the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles said, “We supplied all relevant information to local authorities and sent staff to the area to assist with the swift search for the missing family.”
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