TURLOCK, CA - No matter who you talk with in Turlock - his mother or high school football coach - they agree Colin Kaepernick deserves good things.

"When he comes back, he's the same guy," Pitman High School former football coach Brandon Harris said. "He says hi to the lunch lady and a freshman kid.  He was a great kid to teachers, and anyone on campus you talk with."

"He's just a real nice guy," mother Teresa Kaepernick said.

Colin Kaepernick was pushed into the limelight after he took over quarterbacking duties for the San Francisco 49ers about two-thirds through the season and helped keep them alive through the playoffs.

He was a second round pick by the 49ers two years ago and appeared headed for another season as a backup. However, when QB Alex Smith suffered a concussion, Kaepernick was called in to replaced him.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA - Searches for a missing plane in Yosemite National Park have been called off after a week and a half.

The small plane, piloted by Nicol Wilson from the Santa Barbara area, was last detected on radar over the North Dome area of the park the afternoon of Dec. 17, according to park spokeswoman Kari Cobb.

Aerial and ground searches over approximately 8,000 linear miles have not revealed any sign of the aircraft or what happened to it, Cobb said.

Wilson was headed for the Mammoth Lakes Airport.

Approximately 60 personnel from the park, California Highway Patrol and Civil Air Patrol searched for the plane.

Cobb said another five feet of new snow in the park's higher elevations and strong winds had created very hazardous conditions for searching.

She said searchers will look for the aircraft again in the spring when weather and park conditions are more favorable.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA - Searchers continue to look for a small plane last detected on radar over Yosemite National Park on Monday afternoon.

The aircraft was piloted by Nicol Wilson who was flying from Santa Barbara to Mammoth Lakes Airport, said Yosemite spokeswoman Kari Cobb. The plane was last observed flying near North Dome in the park.

Weather hampered search efforts Tuesday but Wednesday, a California Highway Patrol helicopter and Civil Air Patrol (CAP)flew over hundreds of miles over the roughly 600 square miles of the search area. Cobb said no sign of the plane has been found and more than a foot of new snow has fallen in the higher elevations.

She said the rugged terrain is inaccessible by foot but the aerial search was ongoing Thursday.

Cobb said approximately 60 personnel with the CHP, CAP and Yosemite's Search and Rescue teams were involved.