Missing Child Alert -- Lance Oyler Is Still Missing And Is Believed To Be In Danger (Photo) -07/17/24

(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Lance Oyler, age 14, a child who went missing from Hillsboro on June 2. Lance is still missing and is believed to be in danger, ODHS is searching for him to assess his safety.

ODHS asks the public for help in the effort to find Lance and to contact 911 or local law enforcement if they believe they see him.

Lance is suspected to be in Hillsboro, Beaverton and Portland area. He may have an injured arm. 

Name: Lance Oyler 
Pronouns: He/him 
Height: 121 pounds
Weight: 5-foot-4
Date of birth: Nov. 18, 2009 
Eye color: Brown and green
Hair color: Light Brown 
Hillsboro Police Department case #24-0010898
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2023214

Sometimes when a child is missing they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety. As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances when it is determined necessary. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.

Report child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).  This toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. 

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