Horror as a young mum and dad are found dead alongside their surviving children including a two-month-old baby after their four-wheel drive ‘skidded’ off the road Christmas Day
- Tragic end to search for missing family with parents found dead
- Jake Day, 28, and Cindy Braddock, 25 died in car crash in WA outback
- The three children who survived the crash are being flown to Perth
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The desperate search for a family who had not been seen since Christmas Day ended in horror when a relative discovered their crashed car with the dead parents inside while the three surviving young children were stranded at the site.
Two of the children, aged five and two, had climbed out of the car while a two-month-old baby was still strapped inside the car.
All three of the children suffered non-life threatening injuries and have been airlifted to Perth for treatment.
Police have found the couple, Jake day, 28, and Cindy Braddock, 25, (pictured) and their three children who have been missing since Christmas Day
Jake Day, 28, and Cindy Braddock, 25, were last seen leaving Northam and travelling towards Kondinin a few hours east of Perth in Western Australia at around 1am on Sunday.
The couple’s Land Rover Discovery was located about 10km from Kondinin in WA’s Wheatbelt just before midday on Tuesday.
According to police the car skidded off Corrigin-Kondinin Road and was found about 10 metres from the tarmac.
WA Police Inspector Tony Vuleta said the tragedy was traumatic for the tight-knit community.
‘An incident of this type is tragic, especially at this time of year. Our thoughts are with Cindy and Jake’s family at this time,’ he said.
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‘Any event like this will adversely affect the community but this is a time where the community actually comes together and supports each other.’
Before the tragedy came to light friends and family of the couple and their children sharing posts with photos and information to raise awareness for the missing family.
‘Has anyone seen Jake Day or Cindy Braddock since Christmas Day,’ Cindy’s sister, Helen Braddock pleaded in a Facebook post.
‘[They] haven’t made it home and haven’t made contact with anybody since.
‘Please contact Northam police or me if you have seen them or car.’
The couple had last been seen at around 1am on Christmas Day, travelling in this maroon Land Rover Discovery wagon from Northam to Kondinin
Helen confirmed on Facebook her mother and aunty as well as Day’s mother had searched roads they likely would have taken.
Her aunty, Sharron Jeffrey, said in a Facebook comment that the couple ‘were fine’ when they left.
Major Crash investigators have been called in to piece together what happened, including how long the children were at the crash site.
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