missing man
New Jersey man's body found in Lake Tahoe seven weeks after boat washed ashore
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/28/2020 - 3:22pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Dumont, New Jersey man missing in Lake Tahoe since August has been found.
Ryan Normoyle, 29, had rented a boat from the Ski Run Boat Company on August 10, 2020. That night, the boat washed ashore in Glenbrook, Nevada but Ryan was not with the boat.
Search to resume Wednesday for man missing in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 9:19pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A man who had been swimming with friends is missing tonight in Lake Tahoe off the southern shore and the search for him will resume Wednesday morning.
South Lake Tahoe man dies at Lake Baron while walking dogs
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 2:29pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 39-year-old South Lake Tahoe man drowned in Lake Baron in Meyers on Thanksgiving Day.
David Schmidt was walking his dogs Cheena and Oreo along with a friend's dog at Tahoe Paradise Park. According to close friends, it appears one of the dogs fell through the ice and David went to save him. David left his keys, wallet, phone and jacket on the shore and went onto the ice when he broke through. Friends said he would be too smart to just walk onto thin ice without a good reason.
Search teams from Placer and El Dorado County Sheriff's offices search for men missing in area rivers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 11:46pm
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.
Douglas County asks for public's help in finding missing man
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/22/2019 - 6:27pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating an Indian Hills man who hasn't been seen or heard from for two weeks.
Rudy Martinez, 25, left his home on Mica Drive on February 8, 2019, at about 6:30 p.m..without his phone or his wallet. He left on foot.
A week later, on February 15, Martinez was reported missing. He is described as 5'8" tall and weighs 161 pounds.
Hiker missing near Skunk Harbor in Lake Tahoe found Sunday morning
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 10:37am
A call was made to Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) 911 on Saturday, September 8 at approximately 3:30 p.m., alerting them of a missing man in his 60s at Lake Tahoe. The caller, the man's wife, said her husband had left around noon to go hiking in the area of Skunk Harbor on the east shore of Lake Tahoe and she hadn't heard from him.
Police ask for public's help in locating missing person in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 2:59pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 35-year-old man who was headed to South Lake Tahoe (SLT) to live and study has not been heard from, and his parents and the SLT Police Department are asking for the public's help in locating him.
Alexander Farquhar Mackenzie left his parent's house in Salinas, California in May of this year in a rental car, telling his parents he was headed for South Lake Tahoe.
SAR volunteers aid in search of Bay Area man missing in Yosemite
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/24/2018 - 11:38pm
A weekend hike in Yosemite turned into a six-day long ordeal for a Bay Area man this week.
Oakland resident Alan Chow, 36, had his backpacking gear and wilderness permit when he set out on a solo hike Saturday, February 17 on the loop trail in Yosemite's northern wilderness area above Hetch Hetchy, about a mile from O'Shaughnessy Dam.
He became disoriented and lost his way.
Public's help sought in finding South Lake Tahoe man
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 5:23pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) is asking for the public's help in finding a 38-year-old man from South Lake Tahoe.
Eric Zenter was last seen on November 11, 2017 when he left his uncles's home in Meyers. He was reported missing four days later.
Eric’s vehicle was located at the Lake Tahoe Airport on November 18. EDSO Search and Rescue teams conducted an extensive search of the area, but Eric was not located.
Search and Rescue teams find hiker and dog lost near Heavenly
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 1:00pm
A 54-year-old man is safe and warm today after getting lost in the forest between the casinos and Heavenly Mountain Resort Tuesday evening.
The Montverde, Florida man was out for a hike with his dog before dusk on December 12, 2017. He called 911 at 5:16 p.m., telling them he was lost.
Three teams from Douglas County Search and Rescue were called out and started covering the area on foot. The Washoe County Sheriff's Raven helicopter also responded, hovering around Van Sickle Bi-State Park in South Lake Tahoe with spotlights on the area.
Lost snowboarder at Alpine Meadows found safe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/18/2017 - 8:05pm
7;45 p.m. update: The snowboarder was found alive and well. He had hiked about three miles in the snow to an area known as Diamond Crossing. The Placer County Sheriff's Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team are currently hiking with him out of the back country.
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A 32-year-old snowboarder is missing on the back side of Alpine Meadows Ski Resort after he became separated from a friend.
Twelve searchers from the Placer County Sheriff's Tahoe Nordic search and rescue teams are working on a full search.
South Lake Tahoe find missing man cold, but alert
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/19/2017 - 10:25am
9:50 a.m. update - A South Lake Tahoe Police detective found Daniel Trevis at 9:26 a.m. this morning on Park Avenue less than a mile from his residence. Trevis was wrapped in a blanket, awake and alert, but was very cold. His son is taking him for a medical evaluation. SLTPD thanks the public for their assistance.
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The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 75-year-old resident who suffers from dementia.
Kayaker dies in water offshore of South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/19/2016 - 8:00pm
1:30 p.m. 7/20/16 update: The man who died while kayaking in Lake Tahoe on Tuesday has been identified as 43-year-old Paul Anthony Aguirre of Rio Linda, Calif. Aguirre was in South Lake Tahoe with his family, his fiancée, and his fiancée's family.
Aguirre had been paddling in a privately owned kayak in the area of El Dorado Beach when family members lost sight of him and a call went out for help at 4:49 p.m.
The victim was located at the water’s surface, approximately 300 yards off of the shoreline of El Dorado Beach, where the depth was approximately 10 feet.
Body of missing Carson City man found near Spooner Summit
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/09/2015 - 7:57pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that a missing Carson City man, Bruce Hutter, has been found dead off of Kings Canyon Road in Douglas County.
The body of Hutter was found inside a white passenger car discovered Sunday by a couple four-wheel driving in a rugged area of Kings Canyon.
Dale Trembath said he and his wife were four-wheel driving at around 2:30 p.m. in the canyon when they decided to go down a steep area. He said he looked and saw the car that he described as a white Dodge Neon, and walked over to it.
Helicopter aides in search for man in South Lake Tahoe this evening
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/30/2014 - 10:21pm
A missing man from the Fair Meadows Court area of South Lake Tahoe prompted a search by a CHP helicopter, El Dorado County Sheriff's officers and Search & Rescue Wednesday evening.
The man, a 66 year old from Pleasant Hill, CA, went out for a walk with his Siberian Husky late in the afternoon. When he didn't return to the home he and his brother and sister-in-law were staying at on Fair Meadows Court within an hour, his family became worried.
Search Continues near Ice House Reservoir For Missing Man
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/10/2014 - 11:40am
UPDATE June 13, 2014 10:46 a.m. - The search for Vernon “Cody” Matthews over the last few days has not revealed any new information indicating his whereabouts. Sheriff D’Agostini is still dedicated to determining Cody’s location and search operations are continuing. Search and Rescue personnel from El Dorado, Solano, Placer and Contra Costa Counties are on scene along with personnel from the Bay Area Mountain Rescue team and the California Rescue Dog Association. A helicopter from the California Highway Patrol will also be assisting in todays search.
Facebook Helps Locate Missing El Dorado County Man
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/06/2014 - 6:10pmA 19 year old man spent 2 nights outdoors after becoming separated from a group of friends who went out for a Saturday evening hike near the Cool, CA community of Auburn Lake Trails. A call came into the El Dorado Country Sheriff's Department on Sunday from a woman who said she saw Facebook posts about the missing young man.
The man's mother was contacted and she told investigators that her son was staying with friends and she didn't know about his disappearance but that she hadn't heard from him and was concerned for his safety.
Crashed vehicle belonging to missing man found near South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 10:47pmA vehicle registered to an Elk Grove man who was reported missing in May was located Friday, along with human remains, down a steep embankment off Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe.
Sgt. Dan Paxton of the California Highway Patrol said the vehicle, a 2001 Honda Civic, was spotted near Johnson Pass Road about 2 p.m by a person walking a dog in an area above the crash site. He said the vehicle was about 100 feet down an embankment on the south side of Highway 50.
Search and rescue locates missing man in Desolation Wilderness
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 11:27amSearch and rescue volunteers located a 38-year-old Brooklyn, New York man Monday morning after he separated from his friends while hiking in Desolation Wilderness.El Dorado County Sheriff's Office ...
