SEOUL, March 23 (AJP) - Three Korean women, traveling from the Grand Canyon toward Las Vegas, have been missing for 10 days, prompting authorities in Arizona to intensify their search.
The women, identified as Lee, 33; Kim, 59, her mother; and Kim, 54, her sister, were reported missing after they failed to arrive for a scheduled flight back to South Korea from San Francisco on March 17, according to the Los Angeles Consulate General and local law enforcement.
The women were last known to be traveling in a rented BMW on March 13. Tracking of the vehicle’s GPS placed them on Highway 40, west of the Grand Canyon, around 3:30 p.m. that day.
The search has been complicated by the proximity of a major multi-vehicle collision that occurred on the same highway, roughly a mile from the GPS location, during a severe winter storm. The crash, involving 22 vehicles, resulted in two fatalities and 16 injuries, and several vehicles were destroyed by fire.
Investigators have confirmed that the women’s cell phone signals were last detected in the vicinity of the crash site, and that there has been no subsequent credit card activity.
However, authorities have not confirmed that the women’s vehicle was involved in the collision.
Law enforcement agencies, including the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, have conducted extensive searches, including aerial surveillance. The authorities have also distributed missing person flyers with the women’s photographs.
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Candice Kim
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