UPDATE: Missing 73-Year-Old Gold Hill Man Located Safe (Photo) -07/17/25
UPDATE: Missing 73-Year-Old Gold Hill Man Located Safe
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. - Roland was located by a citizen stuck in his vehicle on a rural Road off of East Evans Creek. He is safe and a Mercy Flights ambulance took him to a local hospital for medical treatment. Thank you to all who helped search. His dog is fine and being returned to family.
Original release:
JCSO Case 25-3740
GOLD HILL, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is searching for a man missing out of Gold Hill since the evening of July 14. Roland “Rolly” Renfro left his house in the 1500 block of Rogue River Highway in Gold Hill and was last seen driving east in his Silver 2015 Ford F-350 with a personalized license plate of ELK-RNR. The truck is pictured but did not have the trailer attached when he left his residence.
Roland is described as a 73-year-old man with fair skin, standing 6’1” tall, weighing 320 lbs., bald with hazel eyes. He is accompanied by his small pug/terrier mix dog.
Roland has existing medical issues which require daily medications and it is unknown if he has those with him. He frequents the outdoors and is likely in a rural part of Jackson County.
JCSO, Family, and friends have searched the Gold hill/Butte Falls/Prospect areas and have been unable to locate him or his vehicle. If you see Roland or his vehicle, call ECSO Non-Emergency Dispatch at (541) 776-7206 and reference JCSO Case 25-3740.
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