The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/18/missing-sacramento-mother-and-infant-found-dead-in-submerged-suv-after-month-long-search/The month-long search for a missing Sacramento mother of four, Whisper Owen, 36, and her baby daughter Sandra McCarty, 8 months, ended Sunday when they were found dead in their car, which was submerged in an irrigation canal under a bridge in San Joaquin County. As Bay Area News Group reports, Owen and her baby were last seen on July 15 when they were visiting family in Fresno after a doctor’s appointment. They headed back to the Sacramento area around 5 p.m. As Sacramento’s KCRA reports, it’s believed that Owen took a backroads route through Stanislaus County, presumably to avoid getting a ticket for a broken tail light, as reported

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