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UPDATE: LOCATED - Missing Person: Vaughn, Gabriel J (Photo) - 02/20/26

2/20/26 UPDATE: Gabriel has been located safely.  A private party that has been coordinating with Josephine County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue and the Coast Guard found Gabriel approximately 2 miles downstream from where he was last seen.  The Coast Guard is currently working on an extraction plan to get Gabriel to an area hospital.

 

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Case: 26-4536

Date of Report: February 16, 2026

Name: Gabriel, Vaughn

Age: 25

Sex: Male

Race: Caucasian

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 160

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Brown

 

 

Information: 
Gabriel Vaughn was last seen around 4:15pm on Monday, 2/16/26 during a rafting trip near Greenwall Rapids on the Illinois River. He was wearing a blue dry suit with a helmet and a life jacket. He left his group to go hiking in the woods with plans to hike out from the location towards the Chetco drainage.  

 

At this time, the US Coast Guard does not have the ability to fly a helicopter due to weather. Search and Rescue has also been notified of the incident and further investigation will continue.   

 

Please contact the Josephine County Sheriff's Office with any information.  541-474-5123

Attached Media Files: MissingPersonFlyerGabrielVaughn.pdf,

UPDATE: LOCATED - Missing Person: Vaughn, Gabriel J (Photo) - 02/20/26

2/20/26 UPDATE: Gabriel has been located safely.  A private party that has been coordinating with Josephine County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue and the Coast Guard found Gabriel approximately 2 miles downstream from where he was last seen.  The Coast Guard is currently working on an extraction plan to get Gabriel to an area hospital.

 

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Case: 26-4536

Date of Report: February 16, 2026

Name: Gabriel, Vaughn

Age: 25

Sex: Male

Race: Caucasian

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 160

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Brown

 

 

Information: 
Gabriel Vaughn was last seen around 4:15pm on Monday, 2/16/26 during a rafting trip near Greenwall Rapids on the Illinois River. He was wearing a blue dry suit with a helmet and a life jacket. He left his group to go hiking in the woods with plans to hike out from the location towards the Chetco drainage.  

 

At this time, the US Coast Guard does not have the ability to fly a helicopter due to weather. Search and Rescue has also been notified of the incident and further investigation will continue.   

 

Please contact the Josephine County Sheriff's Office with any information.  541-474-5123

Attached Media Files: MissingPersonFlyerGabrielVaughn.pdf,