The Korean family mysteriously disappeared after visiting the Grand Canyon.
Ji-young Lee, 33, mother Tae-hee Kim, 59, and aunt Jung-gie Kim, 54, took leave in the United States when they went missing earlier this month as they headed out from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas.
Officials said GPS information from the trio’s rental White BMW showed a trip on Interstate 40 in Williams, Arizona. It is a city about 35 minutes’ west of Flagstaff, known as the gateway to Grand Canyon National Park.
It’s the same location where fatal piles, including 22 vehicles, have been burning beyond recognition — some of which have been fired beyond recognition, police said.
Police are unsure whether the family is involved in the crash, but Coconino Sheriff’s spokesman John Paxton He told ABC News on Friday That was “possible.”
The South Korean consulate contacted Arizona authorities on Tuesday after the family missed a flight from San Francisco the day before.
The sheriff’s office says it searched areas, service roads and hospitals for three days, using up all its leads.
