Reps Loretta and Linda Sanchez' brother missing after boat crash

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Brother Of U.S. Reps. Missing After Boating Crash
Congresswomen Say Brother's Girlfriend Also Missing

POSTED: 12:45 pm PDT October 3, 2008
UPDATED: 7:01 pm PDT October 3, 2008


LOS ANGELES -- California U.S. Reps. Loretta and Linda Sanchez say their brother Henry and his girlfriend are missing after a possible boating crashn off the Southern California coast.


The sisters said in a statement issued Friday that a debris field found off the coast contained fragments from the boat their brother was aboard with his girlfriend, Penny Avila. Authorities said life jackets, a cooler with food, a sandal, and pieces of a boat were found in the water, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram newspaper.

The Coast Guard said Henry Sanchez and his girlfriend left Alamitos Bay near Long Beach late Wednesday or early Thursday en route to Santa Catalina Island and never arrived.


Ensign Stephanie Young said the debris was found about five miles south of the Los Angeles harbor entrance at 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Young said investigators are attempting to determine whether there was a collision.

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Condolences to the Sanchez family. It doesn't sound like there's much hope here.