Rocky Ramirez, a 45-year-old man from Petrolia, California, disappeared on August 9, 2021 after leaving a residence in Humboldt County around 9:30 a.m. The next day he was driving toward Yreka and made a last known phone call from the Hoopa area at about 12:30 p.m., saying he expected to arrive in Yreka by 3:30 p.m. He never reached his destination and no one has heard from him since that call.

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 10, Ramirez’s silver Volvo XC90 was found roughly 300 feet down an embankment near the Ti Bar River access off Highway 96 in the Happy Camp area of Siskiyou County. There were no signs of Ramirez at the scene. Law enforcement, search and rescue teams, dive units and air support conducted extensive searches but no trace of him was located.

Ramirez was a well-known musician described as responsible and in regular contact with friends and family. Environmental factors such as wildfires have forced pauses in search operations, and his family has continued private search efforts. If anyone saw Rocky Ramirez, his vehicle, or activity near Highway 96 or the Ti Bar River access on August 9–10, 2021, please come forward with information.