{"id":3984,"date":"2025-08-20T06:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T06:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2025-08-20T06:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T06:20:55","slug":"authorities-in-california-have-confirmed-a-chilling-discovery-the-bodies-of-a-young-mother-and-her-8-month-old-daughter-who-had-been-missing-for-more-than-a-month-were-pulled-from-a-remote-canal-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3984","title":{"rendered":"Authorities in California have confirmed a chilling discovery: the bodies of a young mother and her 8-month-old daughter, who had been missing for more than a month, were pulled from a remote canal under circumstances described as \u201cdeeply disturbing.\u201d The pair vanished without trace weeks ago, sparking frantic searches and unanswered questions. Now, investigators say their remains were found in a stretch of water notorious for dangerous currents \u2014 a place locals call \u201cthe black canal\u201d because of its murky depths. What makes the case even more unsettling is the condition in which they were discovered. Officials have not yet released full details, but one source described the scene as \u201chaunting and unnatural.\u201d.. READ MORE BELOW \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bodies of a mother and her 8-month-old daughter\u00a0missing in California for over a month\u00a0have been found inside a waterway.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Aug. 17, the Fresno Police Department confirmed that two bodies had been found amid the search for Whisper Owen, 36, and her daughter, Sandra McCarty. Authorities discovered their submerged 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer in San Joaquin County, per a statement obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n

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According to ABC affiliate\u00a0KFSN, the remains were those of Owen and Sandra.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been in contact today with the San Joaquin County Sheriff\u2019s Department regarding a search of a waterway in the area of Highway 120 and Victory Road in San Joaquin County,\u201d police said in an update regarding the missing persons case.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe sheriff\u2019s department has confirmed that missing person \u2013 Whisper Owen\u2019s vehicle, a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer, has been located inside the waterway near this location,\u201d the statement shared by a police spokesperson added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSan Joaquin County Sheriff\u2019s Department also confirmed that two bodies were located inside the Trailblazer,\u201d it continued. \u201cConfirmation of the identity of the two decedents will be released by the San Joaquin County Sheriff\u2019s Department and the Coroner\u2019s Office within their jurisdiction, as they are conducting the investigation of the recovery of the two decedents and Whisper\u2019s vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe California Highway Patrol is also conducting a parallel investigation with the sheriff\u2019s department to determine how Whisper\u2019s vehicle ended up in the water,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n

The search group Adventures With Purpose and diver Juan Heredia had been searching for the missing mother and daughter when they made the discovery, according to\u00a0CBS News Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Owen\u2019s family told the outlet that police had pinged the missing mother\u2019s phone, and it had last responded from a waterway in the area she was found.<\/p>\n

Owen and Sandra vanished after they left a doctor\u2019s appointment around 5 p.m. local time and headed towards Elk Grove (Sacramento County) to meet family members on Tuesday, July 15, per Fox Affiliate\u00a0KMPH\u00a0and\u00a0KFSN.<\/p>\n

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Whisper Owen.<\/span>Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office\/Facebook <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Owen\u2019s distinct 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, which had damage to its driver\u2019s side headlight, was later spotted on traffic cameras in Atwater around 8 p.m. local time,\u00a0per reports from the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

According to KMPH, Owen\u2019s partner, Robert McCarty, and her two other children were waiting for her at home when she disappeared.<\/p>\n

After the bodies were discovered on Sunday, Owen\u2019s brother, Richard, said, \u201cIt means we can find some way to move forward and accept this loss. She has other children that have to find a way to move on without their mother or their baby sister,\u201d according to CBS News Sacramento.<\/p>\n

As Owen often visited her family in Fresno and would sometimes spend multiple days there, her partner, Robert, said they did not initially worry when she did not arrive, KMPH previously reported. On Saturday, July 19 \u2014 four days after the mother and daughter were last seen \u2014 the family filed a missing persons report.<\/p>\n

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Sandra McCarty.<\/span>Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office\/Facebook <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The outlet previously noted that friends of Owen said she was a \u201cloving, attentive mother,\u201d and that it was \u201ccompletely out of character\u201d for her to suddenly go missing.<\/p>\n

Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The San Joaquin County Sheriff\u2019s Office and search group Adventures With Purpose didn\u2019t immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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