John Gerrish: Last News

Tributes have been paid to a Lancashire man, his wife and their baby who died while out hiking.

Brit family who were found dead alongside their dog on a hiking trail has been revealed by authorities.John Gerrish, Ellen Chung, and their one-year-old daughter Miju were mysteriously found dead beside eight-year-old family pet Oski, in the Sierra National Forest back in August.The family, who moved to California, were discovered in the Devil's Gulch section of the Hites Cove Trail on August 17, only one day after they were reported missing by their nanny.In a press conference on Thursday, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office confirmed the family died of hyperthermia and probably dehydration, with their pup dying from a heat-related death.Sheriff Jeremy Briese said it was a "rare" tragedy.He told reporters: "This is the first hyperthermia

This baffling and tragic case has finally come to a close.

This case just gets more baffling by the day.

Could this finally be an answer? Could lightning really have caused the deaths of this poor family??

One step closer to closure… and yet it feels like we’re even more in the dark.

The investigation into one of the most mysterious death cases in recent history has taken another turn.

This is so scary! A missing family of three from Mariposa County, California, has been found dead, along with their dog. And it’s still unclear what happened to them.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Mystery surrounds the tragic deaths of British born software engineer John Gerrish, his wife Ellen Chung, and their 1-year-old daughter, Muji.The family’s dog was also found dead on the hiking trail near an area known as Devil’s Gulch in the Sierra National Forest in Central California on Monday morning.Police were unable to determine a cause of death, leading police to declare the area a hazmat scene, said Kristie Mitchell, a spokeswoman for the local sheriff’s office."It could be a carbon monoxide situation," she said. "That’s one of the reasons why we’re treating it as a hazmat situation."The three were found in the open air, not in a tent, adding to the confusion.