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Investigators rule out some causes as to what killed California family hiking near Yosemite

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MARIPOSA, Calif. - Investigators are ruling out what may have killed a family who was found dead in the Sierra National Forest but have still not determined what caused their death.

The bodies of Ellen Chung, John Gerrish and their 1-year-old daughter, as well as their family dog, were all found last week in the Devil's Gulch area of the Merced River, south of Yosemite.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, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.They have not yet ruled out toxic algae from a nearby river.Authorities are still waiting for toxicology reports and cell phone data, though the remote area where the bodies were found had.

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