Bodies in river may be missing Bhutanese
Spokane police have confirmed that three bodies were recovered from a car found in the Spokane River near Mission Park. They are believed to be those of three Bhutanese refugees missing for several weeks.
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Seventeen-year-old Krishna Dhakal, a student at Lewis & Clark High School, and Dilli Ram Bhattarai, 28, and 21-year-old Krishna L. Dhital, both of Tukwila, had been missing since June 11.
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Spokane County Sheriff’s dive team members try to pinpoint the location of the submerged last seen being driven by three Bhutanese refugees missing since June 11, 2011.
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Crews Wednesday afternoon removed a bumper and license plate from the river near South Riverton and Sinto. The Spokane County sheriff’s helicopter was called in and spotted a car in the river just downstream from the bumper and Boone and Hogan, police said.
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A member of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol heads along the Spokane River to get a view of a black Acura in the river, July 6, 2011 in Spokane, Wash.
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Members of the Bhutanese community gather near the Spokane River at Boone Avenue and Hogan Street.
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Spokane County Sheriff’s dive team members gather near the Spokane River at Boone Avenue and Hogan Street to recover an Acura from the river, July 6, 2011 in Spokane, Wash.
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The vehicle was last seen containing 17-year-old Krishna Dhakal, a student at Lewis & Clark High School, and his cousins Dilli Ram Bhattarai, 28, and 21-year-old Krishna L. Dhital, of Tukwila. Dhakal lives in a home in the 1600 block of East Mission with his family.
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Spokane County Sheriff’s dive team members, prepare to recover a car in the Spokane River with three bodies inside, Wednesday, July, 6, 2011.
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Members of the Bhutanese community gather near the Spokane River at Boone Avenue and Hogan Street to get a view of a black Acura being pulled from the river, July 6, 2011, in Spokane, Wash.
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Spokane County Sheriff’s dive team members, with the help of tow truck operators, recover a car from the Spokane River with three bodies inside, Wednesday, July, 6, 2011.
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The car in the Spokane River near Mission Park contains bodies believed to be those of three Bhutanese refugees missing since June 11.
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Investigators gather near the Spokane River at Boone Avenue and Hogan Street to get a view of a black Acura being pulled from the river, July 6, 2011, in Spokane, Wash.
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Members of the Bhutanese community gather near the Spokane River at Boone Avenue and Hogan Street to get a view of a black Acura being pulled from the river, July 6, 2011, in Spokane, Wash.
Dan Pelle The Spokesman-Review
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