3 Northern California Hikers Possibly Involved in Triple Drowning
Dive teams searched Rattlesnake Falls for the hikers on Thursday.
Placer County Sheriff's search-and-rescue teams search for three men suspected of drowning at Rattlesnake Falls on the North Fork of the American River on June 18, 2025. Placer County Sheriff's Department
Dive teams suspended a search on June 19 for three men who may have drowned after jumping into a remote waterfall in Northern California.
A dive team with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office searched for the men who went underwater at Rattlesnake Falls in remote Placer County just before 3 p.m. on June 18.
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