Search for missing Cameron Park teen suspended due to high water

A Cameron Park teenager is still missing in the Bucks Bar area, near the North Fork of the Cosumnes River. On Saturday, May 29 at 12:08 p.m., the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a call of the missing 15-year-old who was hiking in the area with family and became separated from the group and was last seen near the river.

The Sheriff’s Office spent several hours Saturday and Sunday searching for the boy, utilizing CHP air resources, Pioneer Fire District personnel, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue ground search teams and swift water search teams. On both days, the search was suspended due to darkness and treacherous water conditions created by high water from snow runoff. The ground search concluded on Monday and all search efforts will be focused on the river when conditions improve according to Lt. James Byers of EDSO.

At the family’s request, Byers is not identifying the missing teen.