Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue continue to search for a 76-year-old man missing in the Willamette National Forest east of Oakridge, the sheriff’s office said Friday, Oct. 24.
Jean Fritz Pierre Louis, of Oakridge, was reported missing on Oct. 16 and is believed to be in the area of Salmon Creek.
He went mushroom picking days earlier, and searchers on Oct. 16 found his vehicle on a spur off Forest Service Road 2409.
On Thursday, searchers rappelled down into areas with dense vegetation. Linn County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers have helped with the search…