(FOX40.COM) — Placer County emergency officials are searching for two possible drowning victims in the American River.

On November 23, around 9 p.m., the Placer County Sheriff’s Office received a call that two men had been swept into the American River. The events allegedly occurred around 7 p.m. but the two people, both aged 20, never resurfaced.

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PCSO said a group of three men went to the area to fish and both entered the water. One of them was swept away and the second man tried to help but was also swept away by the current. Emergency crews responded to the Oregon Bar area with drones and a dive team, but said the darkness and fast-moving river conditions made rafting dangerous. A search from the shore yielded no results.

On Sunday, PCSO said it had 18 searchers, two K9 teams and other rescue teams searching for the missing men on both sides of the river. A team of divers is also expected to head into the water.

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