Bone fragments located in the McKenzie River in 2023 belonged to Shane Sprenger, a 47-year-old man who went missing near Blue River under suspicious circumstances Nov. 3, 2021.
Lane County Sheriff’s Office officials said Bode Technology, a Virginia-based DNA lab, confirmed the identification Aug. 28, and detectives are continuing to investigate the case, which remains active.
Sprenger was last known to be at the Blue River Reservoir, where he may have been picking mushrooms. At the time, family members said they were in contact with Sprenger the morning of Nov. 3, until he told a family member he lost the keys to his truck and needed a ride home. Two days after he went missing, Sprenger’s family found his truck…