Devon Dobek, a hunter from Hubbard, Oregon, was reported missing on October 31 after he did not return from his hunting trip in Mount Hood National Forest. According to the officials from Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, “The missing hunter, 51-year-old Devon Dobek of Hubbard, was due to return from his hunting trip late Friday night but had messaged a friend earlier that he was returning early after getting a deer.”
The officials further added, “Deputies located Mr. Dobek’s truck near the Fish Creek Trailhead, off SE Hwy 224 and 54 Rd., but there was no sign of a deer or of Mr. Dobek, whom friends describe as an experienced hunter equipped with appropriate gear.”
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Search operations began that very evening, but Devon remained missing. As reported by PEOPLE, “The sheriff’s office said that the weeklong search involved over 4,000 personnel hours by volunteers looking in the area where the hunter’s truck was discovered near the Fish Creek Trailhead. Among the resources employed included ground teams, helicopters, drones, airplanes, K-9 units and ATVs.”…