Two women found dead in vehicle in Stanislaus River after failing to return from wedding | Top stories

Two women who were reported missing after not returning home from a wedding on Sunday were found dead inside a submerged vehicle in the Stanislaus River in Ripon on Tuesday.

Alyssa Ros, 23, of Long Beach, and Xylona Anita Gama, 22, of Stockton, were last seen between 9.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday at the Spring Creek Country Club, where they were attending the wedding of the uncle of Rose.

Ripon police said Wednesday that a Spring Creek Country Club employee found one of the women’s vehicles submerged in the Stanislaus River near a southeast portion of the golf course on Tuesday.

Police, firefighters and rescue workers from Ripon responded to the scene to investigate and recover the vehicle from the river. Ros and Gama were found dead inside, according to the Ripon Police Department.

Police did not say whether they suspected foul play or an accident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ripon Gursharan Kang at 209-599-0275.