Missing
Stephen Douglas Litsey
Litsey, approximately 2011
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/29/2011
Missing location (approx) :
Diamond Lake, Oregon
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 71 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 130 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A camouflAge at the time of disappearance: -print shirt and pants. Carrying a SavAge at the time of disappearance: 270 hunting rifle.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. White hair, hazel eyes. Litsey wears eyeglasses.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Litsey was last seen in Diamond Lake, Oregon on October 29, 2011. He was on a deer hunting trip when he and his partner walked into the Twin Lakes area and separated at 7:30 a.m., agreeing to meet up later that day.
Litsey never arrived for their meeting and has never been heard from again. His partner reported him missing the next day. He left his cellular phone and GPS device in his camper.
An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of Litsey or the rifle he was carrying. Search efforts were hampered by inclement weather; there was a snowstorm in the area a few days after he disappeared. His case remains unsolved. His wife had him declared legally dead in 2013.
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