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Day 5 Search Continues for Missing Hunter in Mount Hood National Forest

Searchers focus on wildfire-scarred terrain where fallen trees and poor signal are stymying tracking.

Overview

  • Devon Dobek, 51, was reported missing Friday after failing to return from a hunt; his truck was found at the Fish Creek Trailhead with no sign of him or the deer he reported.
  • The multi-agency operation has deployed ground teams, K9 units, ATVs, thermal-imaging drones, fixed‑wing aircraft and an Oregon Army National Guard helicopter.
  • Officials say steep slopes burned in the 2020 wildfires and extensive downed timber are making navigation and detection extremely difficult as crews work into the night.
  • Gunshots heard overnight Friday were presumed to be from the missing hunter, but searchers were unable to pinpoint the source.
  • Authorities request tips to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office at 503-723-4949, referencing CCSO Case #25-022972, and say additional volunteers are not needed.