What we know about Michael Naughton, man missing in wilderness

Michael Naughton, 42, of Eugene, remains missing, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.

Naughton’s vehicle was discovered on Feb. 19 in the Gate Creek area, east of Vida off Highway 126. He left the vehicle the day prior to get gas at a nearby gas station. Surveillance cameras at the station captured Naughton purchasing red and yellow gas cans. He’s seen in photos leaving the gas station, but hasn’t been seen since.

“We are desperate for answers. As his mother, I need peace, I need to bring my son home,” Eddye K. Bean, Naughton’s mother, wrote in a social media post on Feb. 28…

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