Santa Clara County Search and Rescue

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

Santa Clara County Specialized Search K9s assisted San Benito County this past week.

A update on the disappearance of David Souza.

On 07/29/2025, David Souza was reported as a missing person by a close friend. Based on the circumstances, this case was treated as suspicous. Investigators have remained dedicated to this case and have been quiely conducting follow up and pursuing other leads.

On 05/27/2026, The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office CASPR task force conducted an additional search warrant of David Souza’s property and utilized ground penetrating radar.

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to this investigation and bringing closure to David’s loved ones.

We would like to publicly thank the California Department of Justice, San Benito County Public Works, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue K9 team members for their assistance in this case.

No further information is available at this time. The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office will not be providing any further comment at this time.

If you have any additional information regarding this case, it can be submitted to [email protected] via email or call 831-636-4080 ext. 491.

You can also anonymously submit a tip to crimestoppersusa.org or call 1-800-222-8477

05/30/2026

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue have team members heading to El Dorado County to assist. Prayers for his safe return.

Cal OES is coordinating with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office on an ongoing search and rescue mission in Desolation Wilderness for a missing 60 year-old male hiker, who began his hike on Monday from Fallen Leaf Lake near Lake Tahoe and has not been seen since then. Authorities are asking anyone who may have encountered the hiker to contact the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office at 530-621-6600 or 530-573-3051.

05/24/2026

Congratulations to Jen and K9 Oaky for passing their CARDA Trailing Certification! This is a huge accomplishment that takes countless hours of training, dedication, and teamwork to achieve. The standards are incredibly rigorous, and this certification adds a tremendous asset to our Search & Rescue team.

We are excited to have another mission-ready K9 team in the field!

05/19/2026

Tonight we assisted a local Police Department to locate a Dementia subject. The good news she was found by a neighboring agency.

05/18/2026

Happy she was located and back with her family. Thank you to all the Santa Clara County Search and Rescue members for responding this morning.

05/18/2026

Condolences go out to the family and friends.

05/17/2026

Been a busy training weekend! 🧗‍♂️ Rope systems, rappelling, leadership class, and the Mendocino helicopter weekend. Meanwhile, K9 Bo is off having fun event with Addie! 🐾

05/12/2026

Santa Clara County Search and Rescue was deploying ground searchers to San Luis Obispo to help locate a missing 92-year-old. GOOD NEWS, she was found alive and well!. The best outcome we all want to hear.

05/11/2026

With heavy hearts, we share that the subject of our recent search efforts has been located deceased. While this was not the outcome anyone hoped for, we are thankful the family now has answers.

Our search included the full support of our team, including trailing K9s, UAS (drone), technical rescue, and ground search personnel. Our teams worked alongside responding agencies in a coordinated effort to assist in bringing answers to the family.

Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family, friends, and loved ones affected during this incredibly difficult time.