On October 10, 2015 at approximately 5:36 PM, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting an airplane crash in the area of Oflyng Drive and Tionontati Street.  Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on scene and discovered an airplane on fire next to a residence on the 1600 block of Oflyng Drive.  The occupant(s) of the airplane were not able to escape and died within the wreckage.

The fire spread to the residence, which caught fire.  Individuals within the residence escaped without injury.  The Fire Department extinguished the fire shortly afterwards, but due to the residual heat and nightfall, Sheriff’s Deputies  were unable to recover the airplane’s occupants.

Sheriff’s Deputies were posted throughout the night providing scene security until morning when Coroner Detectives, NTSB and FAA arrived to continue the investigation.

October 11, 2015 at 12:10 PM, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Detectives, along with NTSB and FAA personnel have begun their investigation.  Two victims were recovered from the wreckage.  The identities of the victims is not readily available and will be determined at a later date by the Coroner.

NTSB will be responsible for determining the probable cause of the airplane accident.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Explorer POST 457 returned home winners from the Riverside Police Explorer Competition held September 19^th and 20^th in Riverside, CA.

Explorer POST 457 competed against over 25 of the top explorer teams from throughout California and took home the following awards:

1st Place – Unknown Risk Traffic Stop Scenario 1st Place

Officer Down Scenario  1st Place

Individual female explorer physical agility / obstacle course (Explorer Deputy Rachel Dehlinger)  3rd Place

Crime Scene Investigation Scenario 5th Place – Individual male explorer physical agility / obstacle course (Explorer Deputy Steven Ross)

Eight Explorers from the POST – Morgan Sears, Courtney Granade, Rachel Dehlinger, Laura Russell, Faith Mulholland, Stefanie Davidson, Alan Szarmach and Steven Ross composed the 8-member El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Explorer team.

Explorers demonstrated their skills and were evaluated in several reality based scenarios including active shooter, pedestrian stop, officer down, emergency negotiations, domestic violence, felony traffic stop, unknown risk traffic stop, crime scene investigation, airsoft shooting, building search, and report writing.

On October 6, The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Country Baby Daycare, which is a private business located at a residence in Shingle Springs. The owner and sole adult on scene was identified as Brigitte McAdams (63 yrs. old). McAdams displayed the objective signs and symptoms of being under the influence of a central nervous stimulant. McAdams was unable to account for the number of children that were in her care originally stating that there were seven children inside the residence. Deputies determined that there were only five children inside the residence. Alcohol and other items were located inside the residence that were accessible to the children and considered dangerous. McAdams was arrested and booked into the El Dorado County Jail on suspicion of child endangerment and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Parents were contacted and responded to the day care to pick-up their children.