Missing Father & Two Kids - Sierra/Plumas County

[Tyler]

This was posted on another forum (the father is a fellow rider of some folks down in the Bay Area) and I'm sharing here as there some folks here that live around those parts... sure hope they find them.

Nicholas Vlahos, co-owner of Oakland's Temescal Alley Barbershop, and his two young children did not return from a Sierra County camping trip earlier this week, prompting a multi-agency search that has extended for two days, according to officials. The sheriff's office in Sierra County — which is about 200 miles northeast of Oakland, near the Nevada border — reported today that Vlahos and his five-year-old son and three-year-old daughter were first reported missing on Tuesday evening after they failed to return home to Alameda County.

The sheriff's office said the family was last seen in western Sierra County traveling in a 2015 Black Toyota Tundra pickup truck. Vlahos had planned to take a drive through a "remote and rugged portion" of Sierra County and Plumas County on their trip home, the sheriff's report said. The terrain there is apparently treacherous and snowy, according to NBC Bay Area, which confirmed that Vlahos is the co-owner of the popular North Oakland barber shop known for its retro-style haircuts. Leah Bershad, wife of the barbershop's co-owner Bradley Roberts, told the station that Vlahos had planned to return to work on Wednesday and had sent Roberts a text message indicating that he planned to take some off-road routes on his trip.

After receiving the report that Vlahos, 41, and his children were missing on Tuesday at around 7:15 p.m., the sheriff's office said it immediately launched a search along the route the family was expected to take, but was unable to locate them or the truck. Yesterday, the sheriff's office, the California Highway Patrol, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) also conducted a joint search along the route and the surrounding areas. That search included a CHP helicopter flight, but was unsuccessful.

 

[Bugnatr]

Plenty of places for city (and country) folk to get into a world of hurt up here in a brand new truck. Been having some thunderstorms and snow up high around here but should clear out tomorrow.

Sending positive thoughts for him and the kids. May the search crew be inspired by powers from above.

 

[Bugnatr]

10 pm news had the story he and the kids were found safe by rescue peeps late today. Whew!