Tragic Discovery Ends Month-Long Search
After more than a month of frantic searching, Whisper Owens and her eight-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarthy, were found d**d. Their 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer had been submerged beneath a bridge along Highway 120 and Victory Avenue near Oakdale, California. Search teams located the SUV using sonar equipment on Sunday, August 17, 2025, and carefully pulled it from the water.
Inside, both mother and child were found together. Investigators noted that Whisper appeared to have instinctively tried to shield her daughter, a final act of love that left many heartbroken. How the SUV ended up in the canal remains unclear. For the family, however, the discovery, though devastating, brought an end to weeks of agonizing uncertainty.