Missing man last seen in the Palm Springs area located in Northern California

Original Report: 9/23/24

Wemerson Rodrigues was found by the Sunnyvale Police Department, according to the Palm Springs Police Dept.

Original Report: 9/19/24

Loved ones are asking for the community's help in locating a missing San Jose man who was last seen earlier this month in the Palm Springs area.

Wemerson Rodrigues, 28, left San Jose on Sept. 8. A friend told News Channel 3 that on Sunday, Sept. 15, his phone sent out an SOS message that his car had crashed.

Rodrigues' vehicle was found in Cabazon on Tuesday, his friends said.

Police told News Channel 3 that Rodrigues' vehicle was seen leaving the Palm Springs area on Sept. 15. It was towed in Cabaon three days later.

Rodrigues has brown hair and brown eyes. He immigrated from Brazil and is a US citizen.

If you have any information on Rodrigues' whereabouts, contact the Palm Springs Police Department at (760) 323-8116.