Found Deceased CA - Keith Olsen, 74, Sacramento, 13 Nov 2017

[JerseyGirl]

Keith Olsen, 74 , of Yuma, AZ had left the home Monday to visit his daughter in Washington State. The reporting party last spoke to Olsen on Monday at approximately 4 P.M. and was in the Sacramento, Calif. area. Olsen is described as white man, 5’11” tall, approximately 218 pounds, with grey hair and blue eyes. Olsen was driving a red 2011 Toyota Camry with an Arizona license plate number WCKCZ16.

http://www.kyma.com/news/ycso-looking-for-missing-man/657929165

 

[Knox]

I hope Keith is found safe. Worried that he hasn't been heard from in four days : (

 

[Dalagali]

PD post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1143063145828526&id=125375187597332

 

[meanmaryjean]

Car found per above in (what looks to me like) a REALLY rural area far from an interstate.

 

[Lilibet]

Car found per above in (what looks to me like) a REALLY rural area far from an interstate.

I used to live in the adjoining county and knew people where his car is rumored to have been found. I always called it “the back of the beyond.” It’s very remote, about 250 miles from Sacto. There is no reason for him to go that way to get to WA state unless he was trying to get over from I-5 to 101 and take the coast route. It appears he took a wrong turn south off Hiway 36 to get where the car was found. I really hope he’s OK.

 

[Lilibet]

The family has arrived in the Zenia area and is searching. His daughter said that he took 101 to get away from I-5, but no one knows how he got to Zenia-Kettenpom area. Keith is not steady on his feet. They’ve connected with Dianna Totten a SAR person who helped in the Sherri Papini search. The car has bullet holes but all his possessions are there so it may be the usual target practice thing. His daughter is posting in the comments and lots of suggestions being made, which is a wonderful thing about SoHum residents. Here’s hoping for Keith’s safety.

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• Sunday, Nov. 12 or Monday, Nov. 13: He left his home in Yuma, AZ very early to drive to the Seattle area
• Monday, Nov. 13: He spoke to his daughter, Kim, twice. At 6:30 a.m. he said he was near Sacramento at approximately 4:30 p.m. he said he was “on the 101” but no precise location provided. *
• Monday, Nov. 13: His car was spotted parked on Zenia Lake Mountain Road but not reported.
• Wednesday, Nov. 15: His family reported him missing after he failed to arrive and we had been unable to reach him since Monday afternoon. His cell phone had been going straight to voicemail the evening of Nov. 15, the Yuma County Sheriff’s Department put out a “Missing Person Bulletin” to all law enforcement agencies.
• Thursday, Nov. 16: The Yuma County Sheriff’s Department issued a news release and posted it on its Facebook page.
• Saturday, Nov. 18: His vehicle was towed from its location on Zenia Mountain Lake Road, which resulted in a match with the Missing Person Bulletin. This is the same day [as] the wedding of his granddaughter.
• Sunday, Nov. 19 – His family learn to the location of his car and efforts began to mount a search team.
• Monday, Nov. 20 – Trinity County sheriffs searchers scoured the area where are his car was found but no sign of him. Please help us get the word out. Contacts: Lieut. Chris Compton, Trinity County sheriffs department, 530-623-2611 Deputy Duarte, Yuma County Sheriff’s department, 928-783-4427 Thank you, Kris Olsen Daughter Seattle, WA

http://kymkemp.com/2017/11/21/grand...disappears-bullet-riddled-car-found-in-zenia/

 

[Lilibet]

LoCO has a story, not as complete as Kym’s but there’s a map showing where the car was found. It’s on the Zenia Lake Mountain Rd closer to Kettenpom than Zenia...even further out in the “back of the beyond.”

https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2017/nov/22/missing-arizona-mans-car-belongings-found-southern/

 

[Lilibet]

Here is the FB page for Keith. His daughters continue to answer questions on the Kym Kemp article.

https://www.facebook.com/Missing-Keith-Olsen-750688768456502/

 

[Dalagali]

Here is the FB page for Keith. His daughters continue to answer questions on the Kym Kemp article.

https://www.facebook.com/Missing-Keith-Olsen-750688768456502/

Found deceased [emoji20]: http://kymkemp.com/2017/11/26/missing-grandfather-from-arizona-found-dead/


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[Lilibet]

Found deceased [emoji20]: http://kymkemp.com/2017/11/26/missing-grandfather-from-arizona-found-dead/


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I’m so sorry. Condolences to his loving family and kudos to the hard work and systematic reasoning ability of Diana Totten and her SAR crew. After obtaining a profile of Keith (including mild dementia) from his family and confirming that he had come through Covelo to get where his car was found...

[FONT=&amp]Eventually, they decided their next step was to search again around the area Olsen’s car had been located.
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[FONT=&amp]While at the location Olsen’s car had been discovered, the profile the family had helped provide the searchers helped them narrow down the search area. Totten said, “Within about 500 feet south of where the car had been, there was a cattle guard across the road. They are hard to cross by foot even on a good day, so knowing Keith had trouble walking and sometimes used a walker and most often used a cane, and realizing it was dark and storming the night he got to this location, it was unlikely he would have been able to get across without some difficulty.”

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]The cattle guard provided “a bit of boundary on the search area for us,” Totten explained. “We were then able to locate his tracks and we then were able to find his body.”[/FONT]

http://kymkemp.com/2017/11/26/missing-grandfather-from-arizona-found-dead/

 

[Lilibet]

Covelo itself is isolated, not a place you happen upon. I was there in the spring about 35 years ago. The mountains still had snow, and the valley was covered in orange California poppies and purple lupine. A sight to behold.

Keith would have taken 162 (a narrow country road) off 101 for some reason in order to get there and then continued on even more winding roads to end up where he and his car were found. If you go on google earth and fly over the area you can get an idea of how wild the area is. Had his car not been found, finding Keith would have taken even longer. I&#8217;m so sorry his misadventure in this beautiful wild country ended this way. But I&#8217;m glad he was found.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.kyma.com/news/missing-man-from-yuma-found-dead-in-california/662915197

The Yuma County Sheriff's Office also confirmed in a press release sent Monday that Olsen's body was found. They received information on November 25th that the body of Keith Olsen was found in a remote area of Trinity County in Northern California...

There is no evidence of foul play.