After going missing following one of thedeadly wildfires spreading across California this week, a 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildrenwere found dead, according to family members.
Once Bledsoe realized the danger her family was in, she called her husband Ed.
“She said, ‘You need to come home right now. The fire’s right next to our house,’” Ed toldCapital Public Radio.
As of Sunday,six liveshave been lost as a result of the deadly blaze, KCRA reported.
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Sherri Bledsoe and Carla Bledsoe
While the family began looking for Bledsoe and the two children after they were stranded, they later found out from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office that they had been found dead, according to KCII.
“My babies are dead,” Sherri Bledsoe, the mother of the two young children, told the outlet after learning the sad news.
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Jonathan Cooper/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Ed’s family has also set up aGoFundMe pagein order to help provide him with financial assistance, saying he “lost everything” in the fire and does not have any insurance.
As of Sunday, at least12 people are missing in Shasta County, according to CNN.
“We’re finding that there are a lot of communication issues,” Redding Police Sgt. Todd Cogle told the outlet, adding that “we spoke with several people who left their cell phones at their residences and in this day and age people don’t remember people’s phone numbers.”
According to the California Department of Forestry and fire Protection, the fire is currentlyonly five percent contained.
source: people.com
