MENDOCINO CO., 4/17/18 — The body that washed ashore April 7, in the vicinity of where Hart family crashed, has been identified as 12 year old Ciera Hart. Ciera is the fourth adopted child of Jennifer and Sarah Hart to be found deceased since Jennifer Hart drove their vehicle off a cliff, north of Westport on Hwy. 1. It is now known that Hart was intoxicated and that the other family members had a sedative in their blood at the time of the crash, and it is strongly suspected that the crash was intentional.
Two other children, Devonte Hart, 15, and Hannah Hart, 16, remain missing. Investigators believe all of the Hart’s adopted children were likely in the vehicle. The Mendocino County Coroner’s Office also determined that Ciera was 12 years old, not 15 years, as previously believed.
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