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*** UPDATE 08/04/2020 7:00 PM ***
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - Deputies have located the body of 22 year-old Austin Allen Wilkison.
Wilkison was reported missing to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office by concerned family members. Through the course of the investigation, deputies learned that Wilkison was possibly despondent and could possibly be in the mountains near Glide. Search and Rescue Teams along with Timber Deputies began searching for Wilkison.
At approximately 3:15 PM, deputies received information that Wilkison's vehicle had been previously observed by a bear hunter in the area of the Canton Creek Campground near Steamboat during the course of the weekend. The hunter saw the missing person flyer and contacted the Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the area and located Wilkison's vehicle and him inside.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office notified Wilkison's family as well as the Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office who is conducting a death investigation. There is nothing suspicious about Wilkison's death at this time.
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*** ORIGINAL RELEASE 08/04/2020 1:00 PM ***
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - Deputies are looking for information as to the whereabouts of a missing 22-year-old Roseburg man.
Austin Allen Wilkison was last seen on Friday, July 31, 2020, at approximately 7:30 pm at a residence on Little Valley Road. Wilkison had reportedly planned to meet friends and return home. He has not been heard or seen since and family is concerned about his welfare.
Wilkison is known to frequent the Glide/Idleyld Park area and may possibly be in the mountains, particularly the Swift Water, Wright Creek and Steamboat Falls areas. He is described as 5'6'', 145 lbs, brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last known to be wearing a green hooded sweatshirt and khaki pants. He is associated with a silver 2001 Silver Acura CL with Oregon license plate YPS306.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at 541-440-4471 or by email to dcso.pio@co.douglas.or.us referencing case #20-3532.