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A hiker from Oakland who went missing for nearly two days in the Ohlone Wilderness last weekend, along with his dog, was located on Monday by San Francisco Water District employees who were at the San Antonio Reservoir, according to new information from the East Bay Regional Park District.
EBRPD Police Lt. Patrick Brookens said the workers were on the lake when they saw Alex Stecher and his dog Apollo on the shoreline of the reservoir on Monday at around 12:15 p.m.
“They were able to transport him and the dog across the lake, got picked up by the helicopter and brought over to EMS,” Brookens told the Weekly.
According to a press release from the EBRPD, Stecher and his dog were found in good health.
“The East Bay Regional Park District would like to thank all of the volunteers and allied agencies who responded to assist with the search including Alameda County Sheriff Search and Rescue (SAR), Cal SAR and National Guard,” according to the press release.
Stecher initially began his hike at the Sunol Regional Wilderness Preserve on Friday morning (May 17). He and his dog were due to get picked up at the Del Valle Regional Park on Saturday afternoon but they never made it to their end destination, according to a previous EBRPD press release from when the two were still reported missing.
A park ranger reported Stecher as an overdue hiker to the park district police dispatch at approximately 8:23 p.m. on Saturday (May 18).
Brookens said he believes the hiker and his dog somehow found themselves off of the intended route, which resulted in them getting lost.