OR OR - Irin Meyer, 29, Brookings, 20 July 1979

[Gardener1850]

Irin Maria Meyer
Curry County, Oregon
29 year old white female

Height (inches)	62.0
Weight (pounds)	130.0

Hair:Brown; Longer than shoulder length.
Eyes: Green

Scars on knee. Light brown birth mark two inches below left shoulder.

Clothing and accessories:
May have been wearing a brown imitation leather coat, blue jeans, boots, and a scarf over her head.
Boots
Ring with
Large rectangular Keyring with "Boss" on it.
Large silver ring.
Vivitar camera.

Vehicle:

Vehicle make	American
Vehicle model	Gremlin
Year	1972
Style	Hatchback
Vehicle color	Green
Tag type
Tag number	BBR220
Tag state	Missouri
Expiration year
Vehicle comments	Vehicle was recovered.

Circumstances:
Irin Meyer was last seen during the day on 07/20/1979 either at her campsite in Harris Beach State Park or at McKay's Market in Brookings. Her tent containing belongings and her cat were located in the park by park staff when she failed to check out of the park. Her vehicle was found abandoned in the parking lot of Whaleshead Beach State Park about 5 miles north of Brookings on 07/29/2012. Investigation failed to produce any significant leads that would explain what happened to Irin.


https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/15231/

 

[Savemecastiel]

Bump....

 

[Gardener1850]

Reposting photos and current NAMUS link:

Missing Person Case

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

There was fairly considerable news coverage in Oregon and St. Louis at the time of her disappearance--I'll summarize from articles available on Newspapers.com.

She was on an extended visit out west, ultimately planning to arrive in a San Francisco suburb to visit her sister, and had been gone about a month at the point where she went missing. Per Oregon newspapers, she was reported missing by a boyfriend in Deschutes County when she did not show up in Nevada on July 24 as planned, although a St. Louis paper says that she was reported missing by her family on July 23, after last hearing from her on July 14. Some articles refer to her as Irin Marie Meyer. There was some speculation at the time that she had fallen to her death from the cliffs near where her car was found and then drowned and/or been washed out to sea. If I'm understanding correctly, though, she had arrived at the campground on July 19 and paid for two nights, leaving her cat in the tent, while her car was parked 5-10 miles away by a beach on July 26 (article makes it sound like that's the day it occurred, but could be date it was found or first noted at that location). I can't imagine her planning on leaving her cat for such a length of time, so it seems likely that she disappeared sometime on July 20 (receipt for gas from that day) or early in the day of July 21.

 

[Coffee56]

Irin Marie Meyer – The Charley Project

 

[skybluesea]

Bump

 

[Thefacelessman]

Reading the Charley Project circumstances of her disappearance....it would seem she went in her car for groceries and cat food, and planned on returning immediately, hence cat zipped in sleeping bag/tent.....so most unlikely self harm.
I wonder if where her car was found, was on route back from where she purchased goods? If so, maybe she stopped for an innocent reason, and did fall as suggested, which would seem most likely scenario.
If her car was found 'outside' her grocery run route.....then a lot more questions arise.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Irin - it's now been 44 years.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Irin Marie Meyer – The Charley Project

 

[Caring1]

Bump