Officials say 26-year-old swept away in river at Sequoia National Park could still be located

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Officials judge the 26-year-old from Los Angeles who was swept distant successful the stream successful Sequoia National Park past week could inactive beryllium located wrong the park.

Officials said hunt efforts for Jomarie Calasanz person transitioned to a limited, continuous mode, meaning less resources are assigned to the search.

According to officials, Calasanz was swept distant by acold and highly accelerated stream currents of the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River adjacent Paradise Creek Bridge successful the foothills of Sequoia National Park portion recreating with friends and household implicit Memorial Day weekend.

Officials said the multi-agency hunt effort lasted 9 days earlier scaling down owed to unsafe stream conditions. Officials judge Calasanz could inactive beryllium located wrong the park; however, owed to the existent stream conditions, divers are incapable to implicit an underwater hunt of the river.

Searchers person utilized a wide scope of techniques, including crushed hunt and rescue, canines, underwater unrecorded watercourse cameras, and aerial searches via chopper and unmanned aerial system.

Park officials are urgently advising visitors to enactment retired of the h2o and distant from the riverbanks during elevated stream travel conditions.

Any sightings of Calasanz should beryllium reported instantly to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Dispatch astatine 888-677-2746.