California Highway Patrol located Carlos' vehicle on September 20th on HWY 18 and Delta Ave with some damage to the front. Aviation, a K9, and a ground search was done after the report. His backpack was found 75 yards from where his vehicle was located. K9s continued to track Carlos' scent but the scent was eventually lost. Carlos is a part of the United States Forest Service Interagency Hotshot Crew and was off duty at the time and not in the area of the El Dorado Fire. He is described as a 5-foot-9, 175-pound Hispanic bald man with brown eyes.