Search Suspended for Missing Oregon Woman and Her 2 Dogs: Here’s What We Know So Far

Mar. 15, 2025

Susan Lane-Fournier, the woman who disappeared in Oregon with her two dogs.Photo:Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office

TheClackamas County Sheriff’s Office(CCSO) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25, that the search for Susan Lane-Fournier had been suspended after four days.

Crews began the search after sheriff’s deputies wereunable to find the 61 year oldat her home on Friday, Nov. 22 after her employer said she didn’t come to work.

The next day, authorities said a “community member reported seeing Susan’s white 1992 Ford F-250 parked along E. Salmon River Road near the Green Canyon Way Trail south of Welches.”

“Based on weather conditions and the likelihood of survivability, the decision was made to suspend operations after all four volunteer search teams returned from the field,” the sheriff’s office said in an update.

Dozens of different volunteers assisted with the search for Lane-Fournier, spending “more than 800 search hours looking” for the missing woman, according to the sheriff’s department.

Lane-Fournier’s friend Cari Gesch was the one who spotted her truck on Saturday, Nov. 23, according toNBC affiliate KGW,

Gesch told the outlet that Lane-Fournier is an experienced hiker and described her as “the most kindest, most loving person” she knew.

“We’re just all concerned,” Gesch said at the time. “It’s not like her to not show up to work, not call and no one’s seen or heard anything. … She’s a little bit eccentric but everyone up here on this mountain is a little bit eccentric.”

Gesch also called Lane-Fournier’s dogs “her protectors,” adding, “Those were guard dogs. I mean, if anybody would get near her, they would lose their minds.”

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Shortly before the search was called off on Nov. 26, Lane-Fournier’s son Dakota Lane toldABC affiliate KATUthat he and others were not giving up hope.

“It’s better to assume and not act than assume and act and we’re just trying to remain calm, stoic and hope for the best,” Lane said.

Though the search has been suspended, the sheriff’s office said investigators still want to speak with anyone who saw Lane-Fournier “before her disappearance or who has information about her whereabouts the week leading up to her disappearance.”

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Lane-Fournier or her dogs is asked to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency dispatch line at 503-655-8211.

source: people.com