(KTXL) — A body was discovered inside a submerged vehicle near New Hope and Orr roads in the Galt area, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office has not released any other information about the person inside the vehicle.
It’s the third body to be found.
On Sunday, the first morning after the storm, a body had been found near Dillard Road in a vehicle that had been submerged.
Then, early Wednesday, the South Sacramento division of the California Highway Patrol confirmed that another body had been found near Dillard Road among vehicles being towed away that had been stuck or washed away during the New Year’s Eve storm.
Family identified the person found early Wednesday as 65-year-old Mei Keng Lam, who had been missing since Dec. 31.
The family told FOX40 that Lam was a loving mom, a caring sibling and a friend who always put others before herself. They say she was a fighter until the end and they will miss her dearly.