Search for Missing Roseville Man
August 23, 2026 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that Overlook Park will be closed today (August 23) due to a Placer County Search and Rescue operation related to a missing Roseville adult.
The missing man is Ian Roberts (24 years old).
Early Saturday morning, August 22, 2026, at approximately 4:45 a.m., the City of Roseville, California Police Department received a missing person report that Ian Roberts had not returned home the night before. He was last seen at 9:45 a.m. on August 21st, 2026.
With assistance from the family, Ian’s vehicle was tracked to a skate park in Auburn, California, where it was located by Placer County Deputies.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team is now searching in the California State Parks Auburn State Recreation Area.
Yesterday’s search effort includes:
- PCSO’s Falcon 30 Helicopter
- CHP - Air Operations H20 Helicopter
- Multiple drones
- 20 PCSO Search and Rescue ground searchers
- Two K9 Search and Rescue teams
Search operations will wrap up in the mid-evening hours to ensure all searchers are out of the field before dark.
The search will resume today with 20 PCSO SAR personnel, along with an additional 30 search and rescue personnel from outside agencies. Due to the search efforts Overlook Park will be closed today. That area is being used to coordinate the response.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant assigned to the Placer County Office of Emergency Management has also requested a FIRIS flight through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to provide additional intel.
PCSO Search and Rescue is made up of highly trained volunteers who regularly work complex search operations.
We will provide additional information as it becomes available.
If you have information regarding Ian’s location, please call either:
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency Iine (530) 886-5375
Or
The Roseville Police Department’s non-emergency line (916) 774-5000
Source & photo: Placer County Sheriff’s Office
