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CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
4 New York grandparents who went missing on trip to West Virginia found dead in crash
Four people who went missing during a trip from New York to West Virginia were found dead in a crash this weekend, officials said. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post on Sunday that 89-year-old Kishore Divan, 85-year-old Asha Divan, 86-year-old Shailesh Divan, and 84-year-old Gita Divan died on Saturday in a crash. The post said the four were reported missing from Buffalo. Marshal County Sheriff Mike Dougherty said in the Facebook post that their vehicle went over a steep embankment along Big Wheeling Creek Road in Marshall County. The vehicle was found on Saturday around 9:30 p.m., and first responders were on the scene for more than five hours. "Sheriff Dougherty extends condolences to the families of the victims," the Facebook post said. CBS affiliate WTRF reported that the grandparents were last seen on July 29 after they stopped at the Burger King on Peach Street in Erie, Pennsylvania. They were reportedly driving a light green Toyota Camry headed to Pittsburgh, with plans to spend the night at Prabhupada's Palace of Gold in Moundsville, West Virginia. WTRF reported that they never checked into Prabhupada's Palace of Gold, and calls to their cell phones went unanswered. The Palace of Gold is about 276 miles from Buffalo. The missing persons report was filed in Buffalo. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office said its investigation continues. It was not immediately clear how the four people were related.
Hans India
04-08-2025
- Hans India
4 Indian-origin senior citizens killed in US car crash
New Delhi: Four senior citizens of an Indian-origin family who went missing during a road trip in the US five days ago were found dead on Sunday. The Marshall County Sheriff's office said the senior citizens, all in their 80s, died in a car crash. According to a statement, their vehicle, a light green Toyota Camry, was found in a mangled mess off a steep embankment along Big Wheeling Creek Road. The area was so remote that rescue teams took more than five hours to reach the crash site. Sheriff Mike Dougherty expressed condolences and said the cause of the crash was under investigation. The four senior citizens - Dr Kishore Divan (89), Asha Divan (85), Shailesh Divan (86), and Gita Divan (84) - were last seen at a Burger King outlet on Peach Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, on July 29.
Hindustan Times
03-08-2025
- Hindustan Times
‘100 feet down the hillside': Witness describes scene of crash that killed Indian-origin family in US
Four elderly members of an Indian-origin family from Buffalo, New York, were found dead on Saturday, days after they went missing while traveling to a temple in Marshall County, West Virginia. Four elderly members of an Indian-origin family were killed in a car crash in US.(X) The Marshall County Sheriff's Office confirmed the deaths in a statement on Sunday, identifying the victims as Dr. Kishore Divan (89), Mrs. Asha Divan (85), Mr. Shailesh Divan (86), and Mrs. Gita Divan (84). 'Marshal County Sheriff Mike Dougherty has confirmed that the four individuals who were reported missing from Buffalo, New York, have been found deceased following a vehicle crash. Their vehicle was located on Saturday, August 2, at approximately 9:30 PM, off a steep embankment along Big Wheeling Creek Road. First responders were on the scene for more than five hours. Sheriff Dougherty extends condolences to the families of the victims,' the sheriff's office said in a statement. The senior citizens, en route from Buffalo to Prabhupada's Palace of Gold in West Virginia, were last seen at a Pennsylvania Burger King on July 29. A witness, Ronald Rush Jr., commented on the sheriff's department's Facebook post, saying, 'Went up there last night to see if we could help and found them about 8 miles down the road from the temple they were going, my guess that they flew off the road, 100ft down the hillside.' Also Read: Indian-origin family last seen at Burger King outlet in US found dead: What happened? Tributes pour in Many who knew the Divan family paid tribute online. One person wrote on Facebook: "This is most heartbreaking tragedy in which four loving and caring people lost their lives. Divan family spent their time in cultural and religious activities at Hindu Jain Temple in East Amherst, New York. was head of Anesthegiology Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Erie County, New York. After retirement he spent more time traveling and local American Indian community events. Our deep condolences to his family and countless number of friends.' Another person added, 'I know them very well. Very good hearted people. So sorry.'
New York Post
03-08-2025
- New York Post
NY grandparents who vanished on religious trip found dead in embankment
A family of upstate New York grandparents who went missing while on a religious road trip were found dead next to their car in West Virginia on Saturday, police said on Saturday. The four elderly relatives, identified by authorities as Dr. Kishore Divan, 89, Asha Divan, 85, Shailesh Divan, 86, and Gita Divan, 84, were on a road trip from Buffalo to the Palace of Gold, a historic Hindu site in Marshall County, West Virginia, when they disappeared Tuesday. They were found dead next to their wrecked Toyota Camry along Big Wheeling Creek Road on Saturday, the Marshall County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. 3 Four elderly members of the Divan family from upstate New York disappeared on a road trip and were found dead. Facebook Sheriff Mike Dougherty said their bodies were found along a steep embankment around 9:30 p.m. 'First responders were on the scene for more than five hours,' he said. 'Sheriff Dougherty extends his condolences to the families of the victims. The group was last seen around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday when their license plate was detected by a Pennsylvania state trooper while they traveled on I-79, WTOL-TV News reported. It is unclear exactly how the four, who are all of Indian descent, are related. 3 The Divan grandparents had booked a room at the Palace of Gold retreat in West Virginia but never arrived. Associated Press Photo 3 Police said the four missing New Yorkers were last seen in Pennsylvania Tuesday and were found Saturday. Christopher Sadowski According to the Hindustan Times, they had booked a room at the religious retreat for Tuesday night but never arrived — with their last known stop a Burger King in Pennsylvania. Prabhupada's Palace of Gold in Moundsville was erected in the 1970s by the followers of Srila Prabhupada, a spiritual leader from India who spread the teachings of Hare Krishna before his death in 1977. It remains a historic Hindu retreat.
Miami Herald
03-08-2025
- Miami Herald
4 missing on trip to ‘America's Taj Mahal' found dead in WV mountains, cops say
Four New York residents who went missing while on a road trip to a famous Hindu temple have been found dead in the West Virginia mountains, officials told news outlets. The group of four — identified as Kishore Divan, Asha Divan, Shailesh Divan and Gita Divan — died in an apparent crash, and they and their vehicle were found Saturday, Aug. 2, at 9:30 p.m., the Marshall County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Authorities have not said what may have led to the crash, but the vehicle was located 'off a steep embankment along Big Wheeling Creek Road' in northern West Virginia. According to the sheriff's office, a family member called and reported that the group left from Buffalo earlier in the week and was heading to Prabhupada's Palace of Gold, but days passed and they never arrived, WIVB reported. A motorist driving along Big Wheeling Creek Road noticed damage to a road sign and vehicle debris, which led deputies to the crash location, the station reported. The group ranged in age from 81 to 89, according to the station. Big Wheeling Creek Road is about 5 miles away from Prabhupada's Palace of Gold. The palace, sometimes referred to as 'America's Taj Mahal,' was constructed in the late 1970s, on top of what was once a garbage dump, by followers of the Hare Krishna movement, according to the Smithsonian. It is a shrine inside the community of New Vrindaban, in honor of Hare Krishna's founder, who died before construction was completed. Investigators say there were signals from cell phones belonging to the group in the nearby areas of Moundsville and Wheeling on Wednesday, July 30, but they had not answered their phones since the previous day, WTRF reported. The 'Divan family is a pillar of Indian Community of (Western New York),' the Hindu Cultural Society of Western New York said in an Aug. 3 Facebook post. 'It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing away of Dr. Kishore Divan, Mrs. Asha Divan, Mr. Shailesh Divan and Mrs. Gita Divan,' the post read. 'Dr. Divan's contributions to our community has been long and sustained. He was the founding member of Hindu Cultural Society of WNY and the India Association of Buffalo. Both Dr. Kishore Divan and Mrs. Asha Divan were well-known, familiar and recognizable faces in the Indian community. Their absence will leave a lasting void in our WNY community.' New Vrindaban is a roughly 270-mile drive southwest from Buffalo.
