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To: Jim Bishop who wrote (107389)	7/4/2002 7:05:28 PM
From: Taki	Respond to of 150070

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif.Five family members drowned in a campground lake and a sixth member, a 5-year-old boy, was on life support after a swimming outing turned deadly. The body of one daughter was pulled from the water Wednesday, a day after the parents and their two other daughters drowned at an 11,000-acre reservoir in the Kern River Valley in the southern end of the Sequoia National Forest. The Kern County Coroner's office Thursday identified the parents as Martin and Charlotte Skaggs, both 45, and the girls as Melanie, 10, April, 8, and Lindsey, 7. A 5-year-old boy remained hospitalized on life support. His name was not released. Authorities have ruled out foul play. "There is a lot of speculation of what happened, but based on interviews with witnesses, we do not feel this is anything more than a tragic accident at this point," sheriff's Cmdr. Marty Williamson said. The six apparently were playing on a sandbar in chest-deep water about 100 feet from shore Tuesday when one of the girls slipped into deep water and "everybody panicked," Sheriff Carl Sparks said. The family reportedly had been living out of a car and staying with friends in the area, Williamson said. The children were known to be good students and friends described the family as close-knit. The parents had previous drug convictions, but investigators had no indication alcohol or drugs were used. Routine toxicology tests were ordered, Williamson said. Two other boys in the family, ages 12 and 14, were placed in foster care. The boys were at a friend's house when the drowning occurred. Lake Isabella is about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles and 30 miles northeast of Bakersfield. Copyright © 2002 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

To: Jim Bishop who wrote (107389)	7/4/2002 7:18:53 PM
From: Taki	Respond to of 150070

L.A unreal.Small Plane Crashes Into L.A. Crowd, One Dead By ANDREW BRIDGES .c The Associated Press SAN DIMAS, Calif. (July 4) - A small private plane crashed into a Fourth of July crowd at a public park Thursday, killing one person and injuring 16, some of them children picnicking with their families, firefighters said. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said the crash ''sounds completely like an accident.'' FAA officials said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Brackett Field, a small airport near the park, but never gained altitude. ''The wings clipped on the trees. It went nose first. Bodies flying all over the place,'' said witness Javier Franco. He said two girls were trapped under the plane. ''Other people took the bodies out of the plane. I can't forget seeing the bodies on the ground,'' he said. The plane hit a tree and then broke in two after it crashed, witnesses said. The crash killed one adult. Five of the injured were children, and three of them were in critical condition, including an 18-month-old baby and 12-year-old girl, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Mark Savage. Ten of the people had minor injuries, Savage said. The pilot and a passenger on the plane survived, said FAA spokesman Jerry Johnston. Firefighters said they were not sure how many people were on the plane. The twin-engine Cessna 310, which seated four, crashed near a lake at Frank G. Bonnelli Regional Park, also known as Puddingstone, where hundreds of people were celebrating the Fourth of July. The park is about 30 miles east of Los Angeles. AP-NY-07-04-02 1847EDT