Found Deceased CA - David Glen Deshon, 69, abandoned car in snow storm, Placer County, 28 Jan 2021

[Sunrisenow]

Around midnight Thursday, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office says they were called about a driver whose vehicle was stuck at mile marker 19 on Mosquito Ridge Road.

Deputies found 69-year-old David Glenn Deshon’s vehicle in the area but he was nowhere to be found, according to the sheriff’s office. Near Deshon’s vehicle was a second set of tire tracks, which the sheriff’s office says could mean he was picked up by someone after getting stuck.

The sheriff’s office says Deshon lives in Foresthill but he was not home when deputies got there.

Placer County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Angela Musallam released a statement on the search Friday:

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office initiated a search for David Glenn Deshon Thursday morning after he was reported to be missing. Unfortunately, due to extreme weather conditions, deputies who searched the immediate area had to call off the search. The area where Mr. Deshon’s vehicle was found early Thursday morning is very steep and treacherous, especially during the winter. As of Friday afternoon, deputies are continuing their search for Mr. Deshon in more accessible areas. PCSO’s Air Support Unit and Search and Rescue Teams will begin searching for Mr. Deshon as soon as weather conditions allow.

Authorities describe Deshon as 6 feet tall with blond hair and blue eyes. His daughter added he is in poor health and cannot walk very far, and is asking anyone in the Foresthill area to please help.

“My dad is very fun, loving. He would not do anything to harm anybody,” she said. “If they have a 4×4, if they have a snowmobile, if they can come to help me find my dad, I need help.”

Shona Deshon says anyone with information about her father’s whereabouts can reach out to her at 916-257-6022. You are also asked to contact the Placer County Sheriff’s Office at 530-889-7830.

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[Wild Rose]

That poor daughter.

 

[Sunrisenow]

Yes, it's strange since he has made a call to police about being stuck and also called his neighbor telling him that he was cold and in trouble.
It appears that someone picked him up, but why doesn't he contact anyone? Did something happen to him?

 

[Darling136]

Sheriff office post

Placer County Sheriff's Office

Search is still going on and there is family in the comments

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

What about his cell phone. Can it’s location or last ping be tracked some way?

 

[Sunrisenow]

Missing Foresthill man found dead near his home

Once the search resumed Saturday, the sheriff’s office says Deshon was found in a “rural, wooded area near his home by the Search and Rescue team.”

Missing Placer County Father David Deshon, 69, Found Dead Near His Home

 

[swanniee11]

Very sad. Prayers to his family. Poor man!

 

[Sunrisenow]

So did he try to walk home and succumbed to hypothermia just before arriving home?

 

[swanniee11]

So did he try to walk home and succumbed to hypothermia just before arriving home?

It sounds like it.

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

It sounds like it.

How very sad indeed.

 

[Sunrisenow]

Placer County Man's Body Found In Snow With Dog By His Side

he body of 69-year-old David Deshon, who went missing over the weekend during a weekend snowstorm has been found. Deputies said Deshon's dog was by his side and survived.

 

[Limecat]

As if it wasn’t heartbreaking enough, the dog stayed with him. I’m crushed by that. RIP Mr. Deshon. My prayers go up for the repose of his soul and for comfort for the family.

 

[ElementalLaura]

People magazine picked up on the loyal dog story and reports that Baby Dog has found a new home with neighbors of David Deshon’s daughter.

Unable to care for Baby Dog, despite her wishes to do so, Shona found a new family for her father's pet close to home. She told the outlet that her two next-door neighbors, Lisa Lomeli and her husband Laurence, stepped up and offered to adopt Baby Dog themselves for Lisa's mother.

"My mom has been going through cancer for a year and is just finishing up chemo and lost her Lab a year ago and is very lonely," [Lisa] added. "My mom said to me, 'I said a prayer and I know I'm supposed to have another dog. That dog will find me.'"

Baby Dog photo from article attached.