Brand new details have emerged concerning the family of three who went missing after a trip to the Grand Canyon. Jiyeon Lee, 33, Junghee Kim, 54, and Taehee Kim, 59, drove through a bad snowstorm on the way to Las Vegas. They were last seen on March 13, now missing for over 10 days.
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A missing persons report from
Coconino County Sheriff's Office provided the updated details of their gender and ages. It wrote that they were traveling in a rental vehicle, specifically a 2024 BMW. The report also mentioned how GPS information showed their vehicle last on Interstate 40 westbound on the 13th.Three Missing Family Members Last Location
They knew of a large multi-vehicle accident on the I40 that occurred on the same day. Despite that, they aren't sure whether or not the vehicle was apart of the accident. They last spotted the vehicle on the highway around 3:30 PM, which was around the time of the car wreck.
According to a recent ABC News report, Taehee and Junghee are sisters, and Jiyeon is Taehee's daughter. The same sheriff's office spokesperson who gave this information also touched on their concerns about the I40 collisions.
"The big concern right now is, the ping that we had on that phone .... close to that time was also, a major accident had taken place on the interstate, very close to where that ping was located," said Jon Paxton, the spokesperson.
In the pile-up accident that involved more than 20 vehicles, two people died. Some vehicles burned in a lengthy inferno, making it difficult to identify them. Unfortunately, Paxton believes it to be "possible" that the accident involved the three family members.
Since the accident, Paxton explained that the authorities had spent three days searching for the family. "We've exhausted all the leads and searched all the areas we felt they would be," he continued.
The missing persons report only came into play days later. Their family was waiting for them in South Korea to fly home from San Francisco on March 17. Paxton said the family grew concerned when the family never heard from the trio regarding the flight home.
One day later the sheriff's office received the report from the South Korean consulate in LA. The consulate filed the missing persons report on behalf of the family and is working to find them as soon as possible.
