Authorities have called off the search for a missing 61-year-old hiker and his two dogs in Oregon, citing “weather conditions and chances of survival.”
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office announced that an “active missing person investigation” for Susan Lane Fournier continues. Susan Lane Fournier went missing last week while hiking with her two Malinois-Malinois mix dogs on the Green Canyon Way Trail near the suburban resort town of Welches. Mount Hood.
“Due to weather conditions and the chance of survival, we made the decision to halt the operation after all four volunteer search teams returned from the scene,” the sheriff's office said in a statement. he said late Tuesday.
“From Saturday to Tuesday, dozens of search volunteers, drone teams, and air scent and tracking K9s spent more than 800 hours searching for Lane Fournier. Search and rescue operations have concluded. However, the case remains unsolved,” they said. Added.
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According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Susan Lane-Fournier and the Malinois mix she believed to be missing with her. (Clackamas County Sheriff's Office)
A search of more than 100 miles of trails in the Salmon-Huckleberry Preserve, at one point involving 37 searchers, two drone teams and two U.S. Forest Service snowmobiles, found no trace of Lane Fournier. There wasn't.
Investigators are currently working to establish a timeline leading up to the Brightwood resident's disappearance.
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The search for Susan Lane Fournier covered more than 100 miles of trails in the Oregon wilderness, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. (Clackamas County Sheriff's Office)
Lane Fournier is approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, and has reddish-brown hair.
“On November 22, deputies unsuccessfully attempted to search Lane Fournier at her home after her employer reported that she was absent from work. The next day, a local resident searched Susan's white 1992 reported seeing a Ford F-250 parked along E. Salmon River Road, south of Welches, near Green Canyon Way Trail,'' according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said Susan Lane-Fournier “remains an active missing person investigation.”
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“Detectives are seeking to speak with anyone who saw Susan Lane-Fournier prior to her disappearance or who has information regarding her whereabouts in the week leading up to her disappearance,” the sheriff's office said in a statement. said.
