Xylona Gama; Alyssa Ros.Photo: RIPON POLICE DEPARTMENT
The bodies of Alyssa Ros, of Long Beach, and Xylona Gama, of Stockton, were recovered from a submerged vehicle in the Stanislaus River near Spring Creek Country Club, where they were last seen on Sunday, according to theRipon Police Department.
Ros was 23, while her friend Gama was 22, according to CBS stationKOVR.
“You just wish that it was a dream,” Danny Ros, Alyssa’s father, told KOVR after receiving the news. “I was pinching myself. I couldn’t think straight.”
“For a father to lose their daughter when you’re supposed to go before her, it just tore me apart,” he added.
Ripon police said the incident is still under investigation and it is unclear how the women ended up in the river.
Gama’s family created adonation campaignfor her memorial, and remembered her as a “bright” and “funny” person who “lit up every room.”
“Life will never be the same without [her],” a description on the page said.
Aseparatecampaign for Ros' family has also raised thousands as of Friday morning.
“Alyssa was a person who saw the good in each and every one of us. Her energy radiated through all that was around her, and her heart was so genuine,” a description said. “She wanted the very best for all the people she knew, and for all that was around her. She most definitely made that known through her charismatic personality.”
Both Alyssa and Gama planned to drive about 11 miles back to Modesto, where Alyssa’s dad lives, after attending the party at the golf course, according to KOVR. Her father became worried when they didn’t arrive and calls to their phones went straight to voicemail.
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He said his daughter moved to Southern California to earn her business and communications degree and had dreams of opening a modeling agency, KOVR reported.
source: people.com
