Several hiking trails and recreational sites near where the bodies of a California family were found were closed in the Sierra National Forest this week due to “unknown hazards.”
The U.S Forest Service’s order that went into effect on Sunday came one day before the agency announced all national forests in California would be closed through Sept. 17 due to the spread of wildfires in the state. However, the closures alongside the Merced River near where the family was found are in effect through Sept. 26.
Officials said the decision was “due to unknown hazards found in and near the Savage Lundy Trail,” the same one where hey dude shoes John Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju and family dog were found dead near on Aug. 17.
There has yet to be a cause of death determined after autopsies yielded no conclusive evidence, and toxicology results are still pending.
Leak Pen, assistant recreation officer at the Bass Lake Ranger District, which oversees that portion of the Sierra National Forest, told the Associated Press said one water test has come back positive for harmful algae bloom. Other tests were negative or are still pending results.
“We are uncertain of the causes of death. We still haven’t gotten the results from the case,” Pen said. “So, as a precaution, let’s go ahead and close it because we know there’s some form of hazard to the public.”
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