For Immediate Release

Lieutenant Jim Byers

Trail Fire

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is in unified command with Fire and we are monitoring the progress of the Trail Fire as it burns into El Dorado County.

As a precaution, we have established an evacuation center at the Golden Sierra High School at 5101 Garden Valley Road, in Garden Valley.  If anyone wishes to evacuate, there will be resources to assist you at this site.

Currently there are no evacuation orders and any further information will posted via our PIO Blog at  pio.edso.org/ and on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/eldoradosheriff/

For Immediate Release

Lieutenant Jim Byers

Lake Tahoe Boating Fatality

On June 25^th, 2016, at 11:35 am, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an apparent drowning in the El Dorado County portion of Lake Tahoe, East of Meeks Bay.  The reporting party had found an unresponsive man in the water with an unoccupied personal watercraft drifting nearby.  The reporting party was transporting the victim to the Cave Rock boat ramp for medical treatment.

A boating accident investigation was immediately started, and as the investigation was underway, Boat Patrol Deputies learned the man had been pronounced dead by paramedics at the Cave Rock boat ramp.

At this time there is an active accident investigation to determine if the operation of the personal watercraft was the cause of the man’s death.  Identification of the victim is pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone with any information can call (530)621-6600.

For Immediate Release

Lieutenant Jim Byers

Suspicious Death

On June 25^th, 2016, at 4:21 pm, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a possible dead body in a field behind the 1200 block of Winnemucca Ave in the unincorporated area of South Lake Tahoe.

Upon arrival, Deputies found a deceased male in a moderate state of decomposition.  At this time, the case is being investigated as a suspicious death, and no identification or cause of death has been determined.

This is an active investigation and anyone with any tips can call Detective Simon Brown at (530)642-4717.