Missing Hiker and Dog Found Safe
On Monday, May 20, at approximately 9:20 a.m., officers with the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) found Alex Stecher and his dog Apollo in good health near San Antonio Reservoir after they had been reported missing for three days.
Stecher started the hike on the morning of Friday, May 17, from Sunol Regional Wilderness and did not arrive at Del Valle Regional Park for his designated pickup time on the afternoon of Saturday, May 18.
A large-scale search was conducted utilizing personnel from the East Bay Regional Park District Police and Fire Departments, the Alameda County Fire Department, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit, the East Bay Regional Park District Search and Rescue Unit, CalFire, and the California Highway Patrol.
EBRPD Police Department Lieutenant Patrick Brookens thanked all of the allied agencies for their support during the search.
Alex was found wearing the same clothes he had worn when he started the hike (just as shown in the picture) except he was wearing a khaki bucket hat.
Lt. Brookens did not indicate how Stecher got lost or his condition at the time.
If you need to report a missing person within the East Bay Regional Park District, call 9-1-1 or contact the EBRPD Dispatch center immediately at (510) 881-1833.
