(CNN) — The vehicle belonging to a Sacramento woman who went missing with her baby last month has been found submerged in a central California canal, and authorities say two bodies discovered inside likely belong to the mother and child.

Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen July 15 after visiting family in Fresno, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said last month.

The pair had been traveling home in a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, which was last captured on a traffic camera in the city of Atwater, north of Fresno, a few hours after they left.

Family had been expecting them in Elk Grove, in Sacramento County, but due to a miscommunication they did not realize Owen was missing for three days, relatives told CNN on July 28.

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