Two Northern California brothers survived a mass taking pictures a number of years in the past — solely to fade and sure drown in a boating accident over the weekend.
Johnny Phommathep Jr., 17, and Jake Phommathep, 14, have been crabbing with their dad, Johnny Sr., and three others on board a 21-foot boat when it capsized in Bodega Bay on Saturday, FOX 5 reported.
The only survivor — an 11-year-old boy — was rescued from shore on Sunday morning. Johnny Jr.’s physique washed ashore a number of hours later, in response to the Press Democrat.
The Coast Guard known as off the seek for the remaining boaters on Sunday night, although the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Workplace continues to comb the realm.
The boating accident got here practically precisely seven years after Johnny Jr. and Jake have been injured in a mass taking pictures close to Rancho Tehama Elementary College in Corning, their grieving mother informed FOX 5.
“They’ve been by a lot, each of my sons Johnny and Jake. Already one tragedy. They made that one, simply to return out right here,” Tiffany Phommathep lamented.
She used her physique to protect Johnny Jr. when the gunman, Kevin Janson Neal, drove as much as their driver’s facet window and opened fireplace in November 2017, the Press Democrat reported.
Tiffany was shot a number of occasions within the torso and the again of her shoulder, whereas Johnny Jr. was shot twice within the calf and Jake was struck within the foot.
A youthful brother, who was simply 2 on the time, was lower by glass because the automotive with riddled with bullets.
Neal – who ultimately died by suicide – finally killed 5 folks and wounded 18 within the multi-day gun rampage.
“I really feel actually dangerous. It shouldn’t be. It’s not how they need to finish,” Tiffany stated of her younger sons and their father, who was an Iraq conflict veteran and volunteer firefighter.
Johnny Sr., 41, took his sons out on the boat to mark the primary day of leisure crab fishing season.
The three left from the Westside Marina round 3 p.m.
They have been joined by a cousin, Prasong, his 11-year-old son Juladi and an unnamed male buddy, in response to FOX 5.
The group’s blue-and-white boat was reported lacking round 10 p.m., two hours after it didn’t return to the marina as deliberate.
Juladi survived the capsizing by holding onto a cooler that Prasong and Johnny Sr. gave him, Tiffany informed FOX 5.
He ultimately made it to shore and walked as much as Freeway 1, the place he was noticed by a motorist on Sunday morning, the Press Democrat stated.
Johnny Phommathep Sr. was a dad of six and was the only real supplier for his household.
As of Thursday afternoon, a GoFundMe for the household had raised over $31,000 of its $100,000 aim.
The household’s cousin, Prasong, was a dad of three who liked to fish, in response to an internet tribute.
A fundraiser for his household had raised over $12,500 of its $25,000 aim on Thursday.
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