Police have launched a search for five people who went missing on a night out have found three bodies.
Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, from Porthcawl, vanished in Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday morning.
They are thought to have travelled to the Welsh capital in a Volkswagen Tiguan with two men – Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, both from the city, who had also reported as missing.
They were on a night out at a bar Muffler in Newport before going to clubbing at the Trecco Bay area in Porthcawl.
They had not been seen since 2am on Saturday morning, shortly after Darcy and Rafel shared a Snapchat post.
Cops disocvered the car they were last seen in, in the St Mellons area of Cardiff.
The VW Tiguan was recovered just after midnight on Monday, a spokesperson said.
Police now think that the car was involved in a crash and came off the A48.
Gwent Police say three of those who were reported missing have been found dead.
Police officers have not identified which members of the group had died.
Eve's sister Lauren Doyle updated an online post on Monday morning to say she was among those to have died.
"I will not comment on anyone other than Eve Smith to confirm that she has been confirmed as deceased," she wrote.
"Thank you for your support and shares I won’t be answering messages please allow us some time as a family to digest this terrible news."
Sophie's mum Anna Certowicz, 42, was driving around the Gwent and Cardiff areas prior to the discovery in a desperate search for her daughter.
She said police officers told her to "stop ringing" the station for updates.
She told the Daily Mail: "They didn't seem to care. I had to drive to Cardiff to knock on doors myself because they were doing s** all. They just didn't seem to think it was worth investigating. It was so frustrating.
"I think they assumed that Sophie was hungover somewhere, but she's a sensible girl who works in a bank and hasn't taken a day off for three years.
"She's not someone who's out clubbing in Cardiff all the time. On Friday nights she's more likely to be babysitting so other people can go out. She wouldn't just vanish like this unless something was wrong."
Anna said Sophie's 13-year-old sister is worried too.
She added that Sophie, Eve and Darcy have known each other since childhood and are "incredibly close".
The last time Anna spoke to her daughter was on Friday afternoon when she informed her she was going out to a local pub.
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and inquiries are ongoing.
In a tweet, Gwent Police said: "If you can help call us on 101, or send us a direct message, quoting 2300071791.
"The case has been referred to the IOPC in line with normal procedures."
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