On January 16, 2026, detectives with the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety (RPDPS) were notified by CAL FIRE LNU that a Tesla vehicle part had been located near Schoolhouse Beach in Bodega Bay.
RPDPS detectives requested Sonoma County Sherriff’s Office Helicopter H-1 to search the surrounding area. During the aerial search, a blue Tesla vehicle matching the description of Kale Gonick-Hallows’ Tesla was located submerged in the water.
RPDPS, in coordination with CAL FIRE, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter (H-1), and California State Parks Lifeguards, responded to the scene. A deceased individual was located in the driver’s seat of the submerged vehicle…