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5 days ago
- Health
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Remains Found at San Diego Beach Identified as Belonging to 10-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing When Boat Capsized Off the Coast
Remains recently found on a San Diego beach have been identified by officials as belonging to 10-year-old Mahi Brijeshkumar Patel The preteen went missing when a boat carrying her family and several others overturned off the coast earlier this month Patel died in the accident two days before her birthdayRemains found on a San Diego beach have been identified by officials as belonging to 10-year-old Mahi Brijeshkumar Patel, who went missing when a boat carrying her family and several others overturned off the coast of San Diego earlier this month. On May 21, a passerby at Torrey Pines State Beach found the remains and contacted authorities, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Now, officials revealed that the body parts were those of Mahi. "Her parents were notified of DNA testing confirming that the remains belonged to the decedent," the Medical Examiner's Office said. The identification came over two weeks after a panga boat carrying Mahi and her family overturned on May 5 — just two days after the preteen's birthday. Mahi was initially "reported missing from the boat at that time and could not be found," per the Medical Examiner's Office. California State Parks is continuing to investigate the girl's death. Her official cause and manner of death are pending, the Medical Examiner's Office said. According to The Los Angeles Times, four people died and multiple others were missing after the boat overturned. Authorities were notified that the boat capsized near Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego at around 6:30 a.m. local time, a Coast Guard official told CBS News at the time. NBC News reported that authorities believed the people onboard the panga were migrants. Mahi's 14-year-old brother Prince Brijeshkumar Patel's cause of death was determined to be accidental drowning, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. Marcos Lozada-Juarez, 18, was identified as another victim who was traveling on the small fishing boat, the office added. His cause of death was also accidental drowning. Authorities searched 520 square nautical miles for the missing girl for eight hours before suspending search operations and presuming her dead, per SFGATE. KFMB previously reported that there was rain when the boat capsized, and the waves were rocky and harsh. Officials later discovered towels, life vests and shoes in the boat. The family was from India, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of California. The children's father was in a coma following the boat capsizing, while their mother was also hospitalized. The office announced on May 6 that Julio Cesar Zuniga Luna and Jesus Juan Rodriguez Leyva were charged with "bringing in aliens resulting in death" and "bringing in aliens for financial gain." Border patrol agents later located a vehicle in Chula Vista that was "observed at the scene" on May 5, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The driver fled, while agents "identified two other vehicles that were involved in the smuggling event." They then charged three people — Melissa Jenelle Cota, Gustavo Lara and Sergio Rojas-Fregosa — with "transportation of illegal aliens," per the office. 'Human smuggling, regardless of the route, is not only illegal but extremely dangerous. Smugglers often treat people as disposable commodities, leading to tragic and sometimes deadly consequences, as we saw in this case,' special agent Shawn Gibson of HSI San Diego said in a statement at the time. 'Yesterday's heartbreaking events are a stark reminder of the urgent need to dismantle these criminal networks driven by greed. The HSI, along with the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, and other partners from the Marine Task Force, remains firmly committed to holding those responsible accountable for these senseless deaths," he added. Read the original article on People
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26-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ohio State national championship celebration underway at the Horseshoe
When Mahi Patel and Janki Patel arrived at Ohio Stadium at 6:45 a.m. to get in line for Sunday's National Championship celebration, there were already nine others in front of them. The Patels, Ohio State students and cousins from Cleveland, followed the team with hopeful anticipation all season. Mahi Patel was lucky enough to score a student ticket to watch the Buckeyes compete against Notre Dame in Atlanta. 'No matter where the Buckeyes go, we show up,' Mahi Patel said. 'There was no other way I could've ended the season.' Read More: Why Ohio State claims two national championships when not finishing No. 1 in AP poll The two were among tens of thousands of Ohio State fans who flooded the stadium Sunday to celebrate the Buckeyes' most recent national title and their second earned as part of the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes won the first ever four-team playoff a decade ago and have now also won the first 12-team playoff. Slated to start at noon, the gates for the celebration opened to fans at 10:30 a.m., but hundreds of people started lining up hours beforehand to get the best seats in the Shoe. The event was free to attend and seating was available on a first come, first serve basis. Mark Katona capped off 26 years as a redcoat volunteer at Sunday's celebration. He's was also in attendance at National Championship celebrations in 2002 and 2015. Ohio State officials were estimating a crowd of at least 30,000, he said. But Katona guessed it could be closer to 50,000 thanks to slightly warmer weather Sunday. 'In 2002 there was a wind chill of 15 below, and there were at least this many people,' he said. This is a developing story. Check back this afternoon for updates and photos. Sheridan Hendrix is a higher education reporter for The Columbus Dispatch. Sign up for Extra Credit, her education newsletter, here. shendrix@ @sheridan120 This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State Football national title celebration underway at the Shoe
USA Today
26-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State national championship celebration underway at the Horseshoe
When Mahi Patel and Janki Patel arrived at Ohio Stadium at 6:45 a.m. to get in line for Sunday's National Championship celebration, there were already nine others in front of them. The Patels, Ohio State students and cousins from Cleveland, followed the team with hopeful anticipation all season. Mahi Patel was lucky enough to score a student ticket to watch the Buckeyes compete against Notre Dame in Atlanta. 'No matter where the Buckeyes go, we show up,' Mahi Patel said. 'There was no other way I could've ended the season.' Read More:Why Ohio State claims two national championships when not finishing No. 1 in AP poll The two were among tens of thousands of Ohio State fans who flooded the stadium Sunday to celebrate the Buckeyes' most recent national title and their second earned as part of the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes won the first ever four-team playoff a decade ago and have now also won the first 12-team playoff. Slated to start at noon, the gates for the celebration opened to fans at 10:30 a.m., but hundreds of people started lining up hours beforehand to get the best seats in the Shoe. The event was free to attend and seating was available on a first come, first serve basis Mark Katona capped off 26 years as a redcoat volunteer at Sunday's celebration. He's was also in attendance at National Championship celebrations in 2002 and 2015. Ohio State officials were estimating a crowd of at least 30,000, he said. But Katona guessed it could be closer to 50,000 thanks to slightly warmer weather Sunday. 'In 2002 there was a wind chill of 15 below, and there were at least this many people,' he said. This is a developing story. Check back this afternoon for updates and photos. Sheridan Hendrix is a higher education reporter for The Columbus Dispatch. Sign up for Extra Credit, her education newsletter, here. shendrix@ @sheridan120
