Two man and one woman walking across a frozen Arizona lake fell through the ice and died on December 26.
Ice-covered Woods Canyon Lake was a small lake of about 120 miles northeast of Phoenix.
After they entered into the icy water, deputies and fire units were able to pull the woman from the lake but life-saving measures were unsuccessful.
After obtaining a boat from a lakeside rental store, deputies continued searching the water for signs of the missing men, police said.
Officials from another sheriff’s office also arrived and searched the area using cold water gear, and a cold water diver was brought in as well.
The bodies of the missing men, both in their late 40s, were eventually located on Dec. 27
The three people who were originally from India, lived in Chandler, Arizona.
Five children were near the shore when the adults fell through.
Two of them lost both parents.