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PLACER COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A hiker in Placer County who had been missing for days was found dead Tuesday after hundreds of search-and-rescue personnel worked through challenging terrain to locate him, authorities said.
Ian Roberts, 24, was found dead Aug. 25 in the Auburn State Recreation Area, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.
Roberts was last seen Friday morning in the Overlook Park area in Auburn, according to authorities. He was reported missing to the Roseville Police Department on Saturday morning, and his car was found shortly afterward in the Overlook Park parking lot.
Sheriff’s investigators determined that Roberts had gone for a hike into the American River Canyon area on Friday and had not returned, prompting a search.
The sheriff’s office said Roberts was found within Auburn city limits, and the Auburn Police Department will investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
Authorities said it appears Roberts slipped and fell down a steep embankment. There was no indication of foul play.
Before Roberts was found, the sheriff’s office said about 100 search-and-rescue personnel were working in the surrounding area, using drones, rescue dogs and a sheriff’s office marine unit to search areas along the North Fork American River.
The sheriff’s office said they have been helped in the search by more than a dozen law enforcement and volunteer agencies, including California State Parks, Bay Area-based volunteer groups California Search and Rescue and California Rescue Dog Association, and the sheriff’s offices from Contra Costa, El Dorado, Marin, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Tuolumne, and Yuba counties.
The California Highway Patrol also assisted with a helicopter crew, and the Placer County Sheriff’s Office also requested a California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services FIRIS flight which uses data sensors mounted on fixed wing aircraft.
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