Bodies found inside submerged SUV

LEGGETT, Calif. - Authorities searching for a family whose SUV plunged into a rainswollen Northern California river have found the vehicle and the body of a man and a girl inside it.

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that searchers located the car Sunday and recovered the bodies of 41-year-old Sandeep Thottapilly and 9-year-old Saachi Thottapilly.

The office also said the body of an adult female found in the Eel River on Friday has been identified as 38-yearold Soumya Thottapilly. The couple’s 12-year-old son, Sidhhanty Thottapilly remains missing.

The four members of the Thottapilly family went missing while travelling from Portland, Oregon, to their home in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita.

They were reported missing April 8.