San Leandro woman identified as New Year’s Eve flood victim

According to news reports, one of several New Year’s Eve storm-related deaths this week was identified as a San Leandro woman.

On Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported that the daughter-in-law of Mei Keng Lam, 57, “said on Instagram that she went missing during the storm on New Year’s Eve; she said the family had tried tracking her phone, which gave them a location near Elk Grove, and the phone lost signal after that.”

According to ABC 10, Cosumnes Fire Department firefighters found her body around 10:30 a.m. Sunday near her car close to Dillard Road in Sacramento County off Highway 99. After a helicopter saw the car, crews used a boat to reach it and recover her body.

Officials had closed Dillard Road and Highway 99 after rains from last weekend’s atmospheric river storm led the river to breach a nearby levee.

The Sacramento County coroner’s office did not immediately return a call Thursday evening seeking confirmation of the death.

JUST IN: The Coroner has identified the woman's body recovered from the floodwaters in South Sacramento today as 57 year old Mei Keng Lam. Her body was found near a vehicle that had been swept away along Dillard Road during Sunday's flash flooding. @CBSSacramento

— Adrienne Moore (@AdrienneMooreTV) January 5, 2023

The 2nd victim found near Dillard Rd. Wednesday afternoon, Mei Keng Lam. Her family is devastated, as you can imagine, and asked for privacy as they navigate this tragedy.

— Madisen Keavy (@madisenkeavy) January 6, 2023

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.