An extensive search was underway on Tuesday. Oregon Authorities say a search is underway for a 61-year-old woman who disappeared while hiking with her two dogs.
Susan Lane-Fournier of Brightwood was reported missing Friday after she failed to show up for work. Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators believe Disappeared while hiking. with her two large Malinois mix dogs in the Green Canyon Way Trail area near Welches, a resort town located outside of Mount Hood.
A search of more than 100 miles of trails in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness — involving 37 searchers, two drone teams and two US Forest Service snowmobilers — has so far turned up no sign of Lane-Fournier.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says Susan Lane-Fournier and the Malinois mix dog are believed to be missing. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office)
“On November 22, deputies unsuccessfully attempted to locate Ms. Lane-Fournier at her residence after her employer reported that she missed work. The following day, a member of the community on E. Salmon River Road. reported seeing Susan’s white 1992 Ford F-250 parked next to Green Canyon Way Trail south of Welches,” according to the sheriff’s office.
“This discovery prompted Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue deputies to mobilize volunteers with Clackamas Search and Rescue to assist in the search for Ms. Lane-Fournier,” it added.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says the search for Lane-Fournier covered more than 100 miles of trails in the Oregon wilderness. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office)
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says Lane-Fournier is about 5-foot-2, weighs 150 pounds and has reddish-brown hair.
The Oregon area near Mount Hood is where Lane-Fournier is believed to have disappeared. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office)
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“Although she is familiar with the area, it is unknown if Ms. Lane-Fournier was willing to stay out overnight,” he added. “Temperatures in the area have dropped into the 30s with light rain.”