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UPDATE 06/21/2021 7:40 PM
Deputies have located Brett, who is safe and un-injured. The Sheriff's Office would like to thank the public for their assistance.
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ORIGINAL RELEASE 06/21/2021 5:00 PM
ELKTON, Ore. - Deputies are actively searching for 24 year-old Brett Beckley who went missing from his residence in the 1000-block of Shad Road Monday morning.
On Monday, June 21, 2021 shortly before 4:15 pm, 9-1-1 dispatchers took a report that Brett had left his residence at approximately 2:00 am Monday morning in a light blue Yamaha golf cart with an aluminum diamond plated tool box in the back. He is described as 5'5'' 140lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last known to be wearing a dark blue Patagonia fleece jacket, tie dye shirt, jeans and black Adidas shoes. Brett has down syndrome and is non-verbal.
Anyone with who has seen Brett or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (541) 440-4471.