Search teams from Placer and El Dorado County Sheriff's offices search for men missing in area rivers

The Placer County Sheriff's Office was called to the American River Confluence Tuesday evening just before 5:00 p.m. on a report of a young man hanging from a tree, yelling for help. One of their deputies saw the unidentified man going down the river but lost sight of him. The Placer Sheriff helicopter was called in to aid in the search but they could not locate the missing man. The search was called off due to darkness.

The American River Confluence is in Auburn.

Over in El Dorado County on the South Fork of the American River at Chili Bar Park, 28-year-old Mateo Rios of Rocklin has been missing since Saturday. Deputies and Search Rescue teams were called to the area regarding a possible drowning.

Rios had last been seen floating down the river without a personal safety device and disappeared under the water.

EDSO Search and Rescue, along with the Dive team, EDSO Boat team, CHP Helicopter, CalFire and EDSO UAS team deployed in an attempt to locate Mateo on Saturday and continued on Sunday. At this time, they have still not located him and he has been listed as a missing person.