UPDATE: Dorothy Van Wey has been located and returned safely to her family. 

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Date: Sept. 13, 2025 

Case #: 2025-00054837 

Incident: Bend Police seek assistance in locating Bend woman with memory issues 

Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 13, 2025 / 2:56 p.m.  

Location: 60800 block of Goldenwood Loop, Bend 

Missing: Dorothy Van Wey, 72-year-old Bend resident 
 

The Bend Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a 72-year-old Bend resident who is missing and endangered.  

At approximately 2:56 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, Bend Police responded to a report of a missing woman in the area of Goldenwood Loop in SW Bend.  

Officers learned that Dorothy Van Wey left her home in her car, a gray Subaru Outback with a double kayak rack on top. The license plate is Oregon 511 GKG. Van Wey was last seen at approximately 11:30 a.m. 

Cameras recorded the vehicle in Sunriver around 2:20 p.m. Officers searched places her family believed she might visit, but were unable to locate her. Bend Police are working with other law enforcement agencies in the area in an effort to find Van Wey.  

Van Wey has memory problems and gets lost easily. She is described as a white woman, 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 118 pounds, with short white hair and blue-gray eyes. She was last seen wearing a white blouse and pants in an unknown color.  

A photo of Van Wey and her vehicle are attached to this release.  

If you see Dorothy Van Wey or her vehicle, please call 911 or nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.