Detectives in Jackson County, Oregon are looking for a man who disappeared while on a camping trip.
John Early, 65, was last seen on Sunday afternoon, April 30. He and a friend are said to have traveled together and then split up while mushroom hunting, deputies said.
Early is 6’2″, weighs about 200 pounds, had fair skin, blue eyes and red hair. He was last seen wearing a “long John style shirt” with a hoodie, jeans and hiking boots.
Search and rescue teams from Josephine, Douglas, Klamath and Siskiyou counties are assisting in the investigation. Search teams include ATVs and canine units.
“They’ve got a good ballpark location, and there’s a great team looking for it,” public information manager Aaron Lewis told the Rogue Valley Times. “I imagine they’re pouring through the woods there right now.”
If anyone has seen Early or noticed suspicious activity in the area, call ECSO Dispatch at (541) 776-7206 and refer case JCSO 23-2406.
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