El Dorado deputies seeking help in search for man last seen Saturday at a Placerville bar

Update: Sheriff’s officials said Thursday that they had found the body of Tyson Fiddler in a rural area of Placer County

Original story:

An El Dorado County man last seen early Saturday at a Placerville bar at closing time is now considered missing, and authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding him.

Tyson Fiddler was last seen about 1:50 a.m. at PJ’s Roadhouse, 5641 Motherlode Drive, El Dorado County Sheriff’s officials said in a Facebook post.

Fiddler is 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on both arms including a full sleeve on one arm. He was last seen wearing a plain black T-shirt, navy blue shorts and black flip-flops.

Sheriff’s officials are asking anyone with information or who knows Fiddler’s whereabouts to reach sheriff’s Detective John Conley at 530-642-4712 or conleyj@edso.org or El Dorado County Sheriff’s non-emergency dispatch at 530-530-621-6600. Callers are asked to refer to Case No. 24-8028.

This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 10:55 AM.

Darrell Smith

The Sacramento Bee

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.