(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Chayton Owings, age 12, a child in foster care who went missing from Eugene on Aug. 07. Chayton is believed to be in danger.
ODHS asks the public for help in the effort to find him and to contact 911 or local law enforcement if they believe they see him.
Chayton is known to spend time in the areas around Washington Jefferson Skate Park, Skinner’s Butte Park, Florence and local unhoused encampments.
Name: Chayton Owings
Pronouns: He/him
Date of birth: Feb. 1, 2012
Height: 4-foot-9
Weight: 83 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eye color: Blue gray
Eugene Police Department Case # 24-11575
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2028789
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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