Sheriff's Office continues searching for missing hiker in the Mt. Hood National Forest near Welches

CCSO Case # 24-024698

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for 61-year-old Susan Lane-Fournier, a Brightwood resident reported missing after failing to show up to her place of employment. She is believed to be hiking with her two large Malinois-mix dogs in the Green Canyon Way Trail area south of Welches.

Deputies unsuccessfully attempted to locate Ms. Lane-Fournier at her residence on November 22 after her employer reported that she had missed work. The next day, a community member reported seeing Susan’s white 1992 Ford F-250 parked along E. Salmon River Road near the Green Canyon Way Trail south of Welches. This discovery prompted Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue deputies to mobilize volunteers with Clackamas Search and Rescue (CSAR) to assist in searching for Ms. Lane-Fournier.

Search efforts continued into today (Nov. 24), with additional volunteer resources from Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR), Mountain Wave Emergency Communications, and Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue (PNWSAR). The search has involved two trailing K9 teams and over two dozen ground searchers. 

Search efforts will resume tomorrow morning (Monday, Nov. 25), with more resources and personnel scheduled to assist. Deputies remain in communication with Ms. Lane-Fournier’s family as search efforts continue.

Ms. Lane-Fournier, who also goes by the name “Phoenix,” is 61 years old, stands 5'2", weighs 150 pounds, and has reddish-brown hair. Although she is familiar with the area, it is not known if Ms. Lane-Fournier was prepared to stay out overnight. Temperatures in the area have dropped into the 30s with light rain. 

If you have seen Ms. Lane-Fournier, her two dogs, or have any information that could help locate her, please contact the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch line at 503-655-8211.

ADDITIONAL TIPS & INFORMATION WANTED: Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office Tip Line — by phone at 503-723-4949 or by using the online form at: http://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip

Reference CCSO Case # 24-024698

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Sgt. Ross Clemson, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit

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