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Missing Child Alert – Payton White Is Missing And Is Believed To Be In Danger (Photo) - 11/04/25

(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Payton White, age 16, a child in foster care who went missing from Happy Valley on Oct. 31. She is believed to be in danger.

 

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

 

Payton is known to be on 82nd St. in Portland and Clackamas. Payton has made statements about traveling to California.

 

Name: Payton White
Pronouns: She/her
Date of birth: Dec. 26, 2008
Height: 5-feet
Weight: 120 pounds
Hair: Black
Eye color: Brown
Other identifying information: Payton has a tattoo of a crown on her left forearm, it is about 2 inches in size.
Clackamas Sheriff’s Case #25-0022-949
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2066715

 

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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Attached Media Files: Payton White.jpg,

Missing Child Alert – Payton White Is Missing And Is Believed To Be In Danger (Photo) - 11/04/25

(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Payton White, age 16, a child in foster care who went missing from Happy Valley on Oct. 31. She is believed to be in danger.

 

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

 

Payton is known to be on 82nd St. in Portland and Clackamas. Payton has made statements about traveling to California.

 

Name: Payton White
Pronouns: She/her
Date of birth: Dec. 26, 2008
Height: 5-feet
Weight: 120 pounds
Hair: Black
Eye color: Brown
Other identifying information: Payton has a tattoo of a crown on her left forearm, it is about 2 inches in size.
Clackamas Sheriff’s Case #25-0022-949
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2066715

 

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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Attached Media Files: Payton White.jpg,