2 found dead in submerged car identified as married Millbrae couple

MILLBRAE, Calif. -- The names of two Millbrae residents found dead last week after their car was trapped in a flooded underpass were released Monday by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office.

Susana Glorioso, 62, and Rolando Ortigas Glorioso, 63, were found early Dec. 23 in a car submerged under a Caltrain overpass, near the corner of East Hillcrest Boulevard and Hemlock Avenue, authorities said.

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Witnesses said two people were standing on the roof of their vehicle, just before first responders arrived and rescued them, according to sheriff's officials.

Emergency crews located a second car that was fully submerged and because the water was rising rapidly, the conditions were too dangerous for first responders to conduct a rescue.

After the water receded, investigators were able to confirm two people had become trapped in the vehicle and died, sheriff's officials said.

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