Friend mourns missing teen found dead in Placer County 02:43. COLFAX — Shock and heartbreak hit a Placer County community after the body of missing 16-year-old Dante de la Torre was found in a ...

Colfax High School junior Dante de la Torre, 16, went to gather soil samples near the Gold Run Rest Area off Interstate 80, but did not return, officials said.

Dante De La Torre was found dead after going to the Gold Run rest area on Interstate 80, north of Colfax, sheriff’s officials said.

De la Torre was reported missing after visiting the Gold Run rest stop off Interstate 80 to gather soil samples, but he did not return, the sheriff's office said. The teen went to the rest stop ...

Dante de la Torre, a 16-year old student at Colfax High School, was found dead Friday in a wooded area off I-80. He had reportedly gone to the area on Wednesday afternoon for a school project.

Dante de la Torre was described as hardworking and the kind of person who made others feel special. ... THE HASKELL STUDENT WAS FOUND DEAD IN A WOODED AREA OFF THE REST AREA.

A 16-year-old student at Colfax High School who disappeared more than 24 hours ago while working on a school project was found dead, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday. Foul play ...

SACRAMENTO – The 16-year-old boy who went missing at a rest stop in Placer County this week has been found dead, authorities said Thursday evening. Dante de la Torre went up to the Gold Run rest ...