Silver Alert canceled after body of 74-year-old man found in submerged truck in Russian River: CHP

JENNER, Calif. -- The body of a 74-year-old man who had been reported missing two days earlier was recovered from a pickup truck submerged in the Russian River on Saturday afternoon.

Clifford Souza was last seen Thursday in Gualala, an unincorporated community in Mendocino County.

He had planned to drive to Martinez and return to Gualala on Thursday night, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. A Silver Alert was issued when he did not return.

The California Highway Patrol responded about 2:31 p.m. Saturday to a report of a submerged vehicle off state Highway 1, north of state Highway 116. Souza's body was inside.

A preliminary investigation indicated that Sousa's Ford Ranger was traveling on Highway 1 when the pickup veered off the roadway and into the river.

MORE: 1 killed, 2 injured in head-on car crash in Sonoma Co., CHP says

One driver was killed and two people were hurt in a head-on collision on Saturday afternoon in Sonoma County, the California Highway Patrol said.

Details of the crash including when the crash occurred remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the CHP's Santa Rosa office at (707) 806-5600.