The billionaire sister-in-law of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reportedly panicked and killed loved ones moments before her car submerged in a Texas pond on February 10. He said he called.
Angela Chao, 50, died after doing a three-point turn and “accidentally” backing her car into water. new york post report To quote Saturday’s article: wall street journal article called be familiar with Incident.
Mitch McConnell’s billionaire sister-in-law Angela Chao made last panicked phone call before dying in ‘completely submerged’ Tesla at Texas ranch: Report https://t.co/qqtHayOBc3 pic.twitter.com/qyYauGkIo1
— New York Post (@nypost) March 9, 2024
She was spending the weekend at a ranch with friends from Harvard Business School. post Article continues:
After celebrating Lunar New Year by having dinner together on Friday night, Chao left the guesthouse around 11:30 p.m. and returned to the main house where her son was sleeping. It was cold outside, so rather than walk, she decided to take her Tesla Model X SUV for a four-minute drive.
But within minutes, she called one of her friends in a panic. She told them that when she made a K-turn, she put her car in reverse without driving. While reversing, the car went over an embankment and fell into a pond, where it quickly sank.
As friends rushed to the scene, one of Chao’s friends jumped into the water to try to save Chao while the ranch manager and his wife also rushed to the scene.
After someone called 911 for help, Blanco County EMS arrived about 24 minutes after receiving the call.
“Due to the rugged terrain, many rescue workers got out of their cars and walked to the scene,” he said. post said the article.
The Tesla was reportedly completely submerged in water. Deputies tried to pry open the window to rescue Chao. A tow truck eventually arrived on the scene and pulled the vehicle back to land, but authorities had to provide a longer cable because the cable wasn’t long enough to reach the car.
Two rescue workers then pulled the woman from the car just before 1 a.m., and when the door opened, water poured out of the car, law enforcement said.
“Ms Chao was unresponsive and paramedics tried to resuscitate her for 43 minutes to no avail,” police said in a statement. post An article was reported.
Chao’s death has since become the subject of a “criminal investigation,” Breitbart News reported on March 2. The paper noted that Chao was the CEO of Foremost Group, a New York-based dry bulk shipping company.
According to Peter Schweitzer, author of “Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, McConnell’s wife,” the family has extensive financial ties to the Chinese government. Secret Empire: How America’s political class hides corruption and enriches their families and friends.
he said in a 2021 interview on SiriusXM. Breitbart News Daily With host Alex Marlowe When talking about Foremost Group:
“[Elaine Cho’s] Her father, James Chao, runs a shipping company. [her] sister Angela Chao; Their business has very close ties to the Chinese government, which funds the construction of the ships they use, provides the crew, and they build the ships. [and] They offer contracts. Therefore, there are very serious concerns about possible Chinese influence on the McConnell-Chao family. ”
Schweitzer, director of the Government Accountability Institute and senior contributor to Breitbart News, warned in 2019 about McConnell’s economic ties to China.
“Business in China is done with political objectives,” he said. “The China National Shipbuilding Corporation is controlled by the government and the Communist Party, and they do business with people in the West in hopes of getting something in return.” ing.”
