PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A search is underway in the Trillium Lake area for a 52-year-old experienced mountain biker who left his Gresham home early Friday and hasn’t been seen since.
Ralph Sawyer was expected back at his home around 8:30 p.m. Friday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Sawyer, who is familiar with the terrain, went mountain biking near Mount Hood.
A team of searchers found his blue Kia Soul shortly after midnight, and his cell phone was inside the car. A more extensive search with ATVs, K9s, ground searchers and drones was launched, with an additional search plane from the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office.
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Sawyer is 6-feet-1, has brown hair and was last seen wearing an orange bike helmet, blue shirt and black biking shorts.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 503.723.4949 or by email online.
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