Authorities in Placer County search for missing Colfax man who is terminally ill
Authorities in Placer County continue to look for a terminally ill Colfax man who has been missing since Monday morning.
Michael Fons, 69, is easily confused and was last seen about 8 a.m. Monday, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced in social media posts. He was wearing pajamas and has not been in contact with family since then.
A sheriff’s deputy found his vehicle about 9 p.m. Monday parked with its flashers on in the middle of Foresthill Road in the heavily wooded China Wall area; the engine had been turned off and the keys were not inside.
Deputies used their snowmobiles and searched the area for Fons until about 1 a.m. Tuesday. The search continued Tuesday during daylight hours with search and rescue volunteers, several aerial drones and a sheriff’s helicopter.
On Wednesday and Thursday, dozens of search and rescue personnel from Marin County, Santa Clara County, Nevada County, El Dorado County, Placer County, and a CARDA dog team from California’s Office of Emergency Services assisted in the search.
Sheriff’s officials said their air support helicopter, Falcon 30, along with an Off-Highway Vehicle Unit, 4x4s, and motorcycles were also being deployed in Wednesday’s search.
Authorities asked anyone who sees Fons to call the Sheriff’s Office at 530-886-5375.
This story was originally published March 8, 2022 at 7:26 PM.
