At-Risk Missing Person Alert: Esmeralda Marie Pineda 

August 29, 2024 – Nevada County Sheriff's Office officials report that the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office and Nevada County Sheriff's Search & Rescue team are actively looking for Esmeralda Marie Pineda. She is considered at-risk and is described as a 24-year-old Hispanic adult female, 5’ 8”, 169 lbs., with brown hair and hazel eyes.

She was last seen Monday, August 26, between approximately 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. at a mining claim camp in the vicinity of the middle fork of the Yuba River and Sweetland Creek in Nevada City. She was reportedly wearing a black sweatshirt, leggings with a floral design, tennis shoes, and in possession of a black Swiss backpack.

She is from Sacramento and may be trying to return to the region. For possible sightings or for information regarding her whereabouts, please call the Sheriff’s Regional Dispatch Center at (530) 265-7880.

Source & photo: Nevada County Sheriff's Office