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Authorities have so far determined the California family's deaths were not caused by a gun or any other weapon, a lightning strike, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, cyanide exposure, illegal drugs, alcohol or suicide.
The bodies of John Gerrish, his wife, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old child and their dog were found Aug. 17 on a trail near the Merced River.
L’été a été caniculaire dans l’Ouest américain et les cyanobactéries se sont multipliées dans les rivières. Pour la première fois, l’anatoxine-a est mise en cause dans un décès humain.
Officials believe the family hiked over eight miles in triple-digit heat with little to no shade from trees.
The Mariposa County Sheriff's office has now ruled out exposure to chemicals from a mine along the trail, as well as the use of a gun or other weapon.