Rescue crew searching for missing 16 year old.
The search will resume today for a 16-year-old passenger in a car that slid off Highway 70 that was missing after the horrible car accident, sparking a dramatic swift water rescue, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday night.
Two people died in the fury crash that happened just west of the Plumas/Butte County line at about 3:30 p.m., the CHP said.
The car crashed happened when a 2001 Pontiac Firebird that was headed west on highway 70, when it passed a motorhome and slid off the edge of the roadway, the CHP said.
The driver of the Pontiac Firebird a 35-year-old man had a 9-year-old boy and the 16-year-old with him in the car when it crashed. The CHP said all of them were from Oroville, California.
The 9-year-old boy was clinging to rocks in the river after the accident. The child then let go of the rocks and attempted to swim to the older man.
The driver and the child were pulled from the water by search-and-rescue teams.
The young boy and the man were given CPR. The boy was transported to Feather River Hospital, while the man was taken to Oroville Medical Center.
Both were pronounced dead at the hospitals, the CHP said. Their names weren’t available.
The search for the missing 16-year-old, whose name also was not available, continued until about 8:30 p.m.
This accident is a horrible tragedy, and it reminds us to take it easy out there. A pleasure ride can turn fatal in an instant if you speed, or lose concentration.
We send our prayers and condolences to the family of the victims of this tragic accident.
If you or your family have been the victim of a truck crash, car crash, or other motor vehicle accident in Oxnard or anywhere in California call us for a free consultation at 800-816-1529 x. 1, or go to http://www.thepersonalinjury.com.
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