Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao died after car went into Texas pond, sheriff says

• Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao, the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was pronounced dead after her car went into a pond at a private property located about 40 miles west of Austin, Texas, officials said.
• Chao's death, which was first announced by her family on Wednesday, is under investigation by the Blanco County Sheriff's Department.
• Chao, a double Harvard graduate who became CEO of the dry bulk shipping company Foremost in 2018, was married to venture capitalist Jim Breyer.
• She is the sister of Elaine Chao, who served as Secretary of Transportation in the Trump administration and as Secretary of Labor in the administration of former President George W. Bush.

Angela Chao, CEO of Foremost Group and the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, died after her car went into a pond on a private ranch about 40 miles west of Austin, Texas, authorities said Friday.

Chao's family on Wednesday announced she died in a car accident on Sunday, but did not disclose details of the incident at that time.

On Friday, the Blanco County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that on Saturday, it "responded to a possible water rescue on a private ranch located in Blanco County, TX."

"On arrival Blanco County deputies along with Blanco County EMS and Fire recovered the body of Angela Chao from a pond on the ranch," the statement said.

"EMS attempted emergency measures on Ms. Chao but she succumbed from being under the water," the statement said. "Our preliminary investigation has determined this to be an unfortunate accident. The investigation is ongoing at this time," the statement also said.

The name of the ranch, which is located in Johnson City, was not disclosed by the sheriff's office.

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