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Angela Chao, CEO of transport firm Foremost Group and sister of former US cupboard secretary Elaine Chao, died after her automobile turned submerged in a pond on a Central Texas ranch final month, in response to the Wall Road Journal and a report from Blanco County Emergency Companies obtained by the Austin American-Statesman.
Chao’s Tesla Mannequin X SUV went over an embankment and right into a pond when she put the automobile in reverse as an alternative of drive throughout a three-point flip shortly earlier than midnight on February 10, the Wall Street Journal studies.
Emergency staff arrived on the scene 24 minutes after receiving a 911 name, however “because of the terrain and accessibility,” the crew needed to stroll to the situation of the pond earlier than they might start makes an attempt to rescue Chao, in response to the incident report from a Blanco County first responder.
“The 2 deputies who have been within the water standing on the submerged automobile requested instruments to interrupt the window of the automobile to carry out a doable rescue. One EMS crew member donned water rescue PPE and entered the water with a Hallagan device. One Firefighter entered the water carrying correct water PPE relaying instruments to aim rescue, a number of instruments have been used to aim entry to the sufferer,” the report stated.
In keeping with the report, emergency staff contacted dispatch requesting a dive staff to the scene for the “fully submerged” automobile, however none have been obtainable.
A tow truck was initially unable to achieve the automobile with tow chains from the other financial institution of the pond as a result of the chains couldn’t attain, the report stated. In keeping with the Wall Road Journal, an extended cable was finally garnered, and the automobile was pulled from the pond.
At the very least one tow truck driver had expressed issues about working with the automobile, in response to the Wall Road Journal, afraid the electrical automobile might pose an electrocution hazard, despite the fact that such autos are designed not to pose an electric shock risk, even when submerged.
First responders quickly retrieved Chao from her automobile and commenced resuscitation efforts however have been unsuccessful, in response to the Wall Road Journal.
Neither the Blanco County Emergency Companies, Blanco County Sheriff’s Workplace, nor Texas Legal professional Common Ken Paxton’s workplace have responded to CNN’s request for remark and extra data.
In a letter to Paxton’s workplace obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, the Blanco County Public Info Workplace stated it was limiting what it launched to the media as a result of, “though the preliminary investigation indicated that this was an unlucky accident, the Sheriff’s Workplace continues to be investigating this accident as a prison matter till they’ve enough proof to rule out prison exercise.”
Angela Chao was one in all 5 sisters of Elaine Chao, who served as labor secretary below President George W. Bush and transportation secretary below President Donald Trump. Elaine Chao is the spouse of Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell.