A search for two men is underway in Placer County after they were swept away by the American River on Saturday. The Placer County Sheriff's Office said three men were fishing when two of them got into the water around 7 p.

Emergency officials in Placer County are searching for two potential drowning victims in the American River. Around 9 p.m. on Nov. 23, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office received a call stating that two men had been swept away in the American River.

According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 9 p.m. Saturday and told two men were swept away in the American River two hours earlier and didn’