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Ankit Goyal, 28, a young lawyer, was last heard from by his father via a text message on Sept. 30, about 5 p.m. saying he was leaving Joshua Tree soon and would be back to his home in about two hours. That time frame would have placed his son in Box Canyon, directly in the path of a fast-moving storm.
Caltrans employees contacted the Riverside County Sheriff's Department on Oct. 2 after finding Goyal's empty silver Honda with significant damage in Box Canyon between Interstate 10 and Painted Canyon Road.
"The vehicle appeared to have been swept off the roadway in the canyon, possibly during recent storms on Sept. 30,"
El Centro lawyer missing since camping in Joshua Tree park in 'wrong place at right time'
Caltrans employees contacted the Riverside County Sheriff's Department on Oct. 2 after finding Goyal's empty silver Honda with significant damage in Box Canyon between Interstate 10 and Painted Canyon Road.
"The vehicle appeared to have been swept off the roadway in the canyon, possibly during recent storms on Sept. 30,"
El Centro lawyer missing since camping in Joshua Tree park in 'wrong place at right time'
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