Allyson Joy Watterson, Hillsboro, 22 Dec 2019 *MEDIA, MAPS, TIMELINE *NO DISCUSSION*

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Deputies searching for missing 20-year-old woman near North Plains

A search is underway in Washington County for a woman who was last seen hiking on Sunday.
The sheriff’s office said she was last seen on Sunday in a wooded area near North Plains when she was hiking with a man.
Her mother Misty told FOX 12 that the man Watterson was hiking with is her boyfriend and that after they got separated he went to get help.

 

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Man last seen with missing woman arrested on unrelated charges


Watterson and her boyfriend, Benjamin Garland, had been hiking along Old Pumpkin Ridge Road last weekend when they got separated.

According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, a resident found Garland asleep alone in a truck and took him home to Hillsboro, and then Garland and his father went back to look for Watterson.

When they couldn't find her, they called Watterson's family and the missing person search began Tuesday morning.

Watterson's family said there's no reason they can think of why Watterson would just take off without telling them.


After talking to Garland, sheriff's deputies arrested him on several charges not associated with Watterson's disappearance.

Garland will be in court Thursday.

 

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Search-and-rescue team scours North Plains-area woods for missing 20-year-old woman

Watterson’s family reported her missing on Monday. She is about 5-foot-7 and 120 pounds with brown hair and a tattoo of an eye on the front of her left shoulder and another one of a fairy on a spider web on her left forearm.
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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office organized the search which included more volunteers than the party needed. They spent Wednesday following up on possible leads. The sheriff’s office said they have been flooded with tips.

Allyson and her boyfriend, Benjamin Garland, got separated while hiking near Old Pumpkin Ridge Road in a wooded area near North Plains.

She was last seen wearing an orange-yellow hooded sweatshirt, a red backpack, black jeans and brown Calvin Klein boots.

She is white with blue eyes and dark brown hair. She’s about 5-feet-7 and 120 pounds. She has 2 tattoos: an eye on the front of her left shoulder and a fairy sitting on a spider web on her left forearm.

WCSO: 2nd day of search for missing 20-year-old concludes

Garland is cooperating with the investigation, which is not a criminal investigation at this point. But he is in the Washington County Jail awaiting a court appearance on Thursday on a stolen vehicle charge plus a bench warrant for possession of meth, both unrelated to the search for Allyson.

 

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Hundreds turn out to find missing North Plains woman in Christmas Day search

Family, friends, and people who had no idea who Allyson Watterson was until a day or two ago joined search and rescue teams from Washington, Columbia, Multnomah and Clackamas counties to search for the missing woman on Christmas Day.
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Allyson's FB last public post Dec 16

Washington Co Sheriff

 

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Find Allyson: Search area for missing woman near North Plains expanded, includes private property and wooded terrain

 

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New clues refocus search for missing woman, sheriff's office says
Police said they discovered new "items and clues" on Thursday while searching for a young Oregon woman who vanished while hiking with her boyfriend before Christmas.
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https://nypost.com/2019/12/27/interesting-items-found-during-search-for-missing-oregon-hiker-cops/

“[We] have found some interesting items and clues that we’re going to try to find out more information tomorrow with a different type of search,” Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Morris said at a press conference.

“I’m not free to say what it is at this point. Just know that it’s something that’s going to change the type of searching we’re doing.”

 

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Evan Bell on Twitter
We might be the only ones at the command post now, but dozens of searchers are expected here in a matter of hours to resume the search for missing Allyson Watterson. Teams are expected to be back in the field at 8AM. #LiveOnK2

5:22 AM - 27 Dec 2019 from North Plains Elementary School

Evan Bell on Twitter
We might be the only ones at the command post now, but dozens of searchers are expected here in a matter of hours to resume the search for missing Allyson Watterson. Teams are expected to be back in the field at 8AM. #LiveOnK2

7:22 AM - 27 Dec 2019 from North Plains Elementary School

Dan McCarthy on Twitter (Video)
#FindAllyson - Day 4 of the search for Allyson Watterson is set to start at 8 a.m. @WCSOOregon says this will be a narrow and time-sensitive search today, and only professional crews will be involved. The 20-year-old North Plains woman has been missing since Sunday #LiveOnK2
7:17 AM - 27 Dec 2019

Dan McCarthy on Twitter (Video)
On Thursday, Allyson Watterson's boyfriend Benjamin Garland had his first court appearance. He's in custody on charges unrelated to Watterson's disappearance. #FindAllyson#LiveOnK2
7:22 AM - 27 Dec 2019

Dan McCarthy on Twitter (Video)
The latest on #FindAllyson:
- 20 y.o. Allyson Watterson missing since Sunday
- 5'7", 120 lbs, teal-color hair & blue eyes
- Today's search to be done by professionals only
- Crews set to start at 8 a.m.
#LiveOnK2
7:55 AM - 27 Dec 2019

Dan McCarthy on Twitter
As @WCSOOregon mentioned, far fewer crews here today in North Plains as search and rescue teams prepare for day 4 of their search for 20 year old Allyson Watterson. Today’s effort will be far more narrow/refined due to “new clues” found yesterday #FindAllyson #LiveOnK2
8:05 AM - 27 Dec 2019

 

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DEC 27, 2019
Trained searchers to scour for Allyson Watterson
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… Garland pleaded not guilty in a Washington County court to charges of theft, fraudulent use of credit card, unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle.

About 100 searchers — including about 50 volunteers — scoured the area Thursday. But in a late afternoon update, Washington County Deputy Tony Morris said the search will continue without volunteers.

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Dan McCarthy on Twitter (Video)
We’ve seen 2 vehicles leave the command post at North Plains Elementary School in the last half hour. This crew looks as if it’s getting ready to join the others in today’s search for Allyson Watterson #LiveOnK2
8:45 AM - 27 Dec 2019

Evan Bell on Twitter (Video)
A team from @MCSOSAR is loading up to head to the search area for Allyson Watterson. Watterson has been missing in the wooded area north of North Plains since Sunday #LiveOnK2 #FindAllyson
8:50 AM - 27 Dec 2019

(MCSOSAR = Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue)

 

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DEC 24 WCSO Tweets

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
Media Release: Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Woman, Search & Rescue (SAR) deployed for search http://bit.ly/2PTBtxO

8:33 AM - 24 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
Our Search and Rescue (SAR) team is meeting in North Plains as we coordinate our search efforts for Allyson Watterson. #FindAllyson

9:58 AM - 24 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
Help us #FindAllyson by sharing this photo. She's been missing for more than 30 hours in the cold. If seen, call the number below.

11:00 AM - 24 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
This is K9 Schooch. He’s with @MountainWaveSAR and is helping #FindAllyson today in Washington County.

12:37 PM - 24 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter (Video)
Special thanks to @pnwsar for helping in the efforts to #FindAllyson in the area north of North Plains.
1:18 PM - 24 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
The man last seen with Allyson Watterson (GARLAND,BENJAMIN HUNTER) is in custody of the Washington County Jail on charges unrelated to the search for Allyson. #FindAllyson

1:32 PM - 24 Dec

 

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DEC 25 WCSO Tweets

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
Christmas Day Update: searchers from WCSO & @MCSOSAR are continuing the search for Allyson today. We are searching additional areas and following up on any leads or tips that come in. If anyone has any information, please call non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111. #FindAllyson

10:29 AM - 25 Dec 2019 from North Plains Elementary School

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
Please note: We do not need any additional volunteers to help in the search efforts today. Thank you to everyone who has reached out. #FindAllyson
10:45 AM - 25 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
Wednesday #FindAllyson Update: After a second full day of searching, we are winding down operations for the day. We will resume again in the morning. Thank you to @MCSOSAR, Columbia Co. SAR & all the volunteers who spent their Christmas Day helping.

6:06 PM - 25 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
Please note: Misinformation is spreading on social media about the search for Allyson. Please respect the family and our search efforts by not posting unconfirmed information. #FindAllyson
6:19 PM - 25 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
#FindAllyson Volunteers: if you’re planning to help search on Thursday and you have a FRS radio, please bring it.
6:28 PM - 25 Dec 2019

 

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DEC 26 WCSO Tweets

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
THURSDAY 12/26 UPDATE: Day 3 in the efforts to #FindAllyson are underway. We have approx. 45 trained searchers and another 45 or so volunteers ready to go. We will also be using drones and possibly aircraft in the search zone later today.

11:51 AM - 26 Dec 2019 from North Plains Elementary School

WCSO Oregon on Twitter (Video)
An @OregonGuard helicopter is helping #FindAllyson today. We’re grateful for their support in this search.
3:00 PM - 26 Dec 2019 from North Plains Elementary School

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
THURSDAY EVENING 12/26 UPDATE: Search efforts to #FindAllyson have wrapped up for the day. We will begin a more focused and technical search on Friday AM. While we are grateful for the outpouring of support, we will not have assignments for civilian volunteers at this time.
7:17 PM - 26 Dec 2019

WCSO Oregon on Twitter
We would like to thank everyone who has helped in the search efforts so far to #FindAllyson these past few days. @MCSOSAR @pnwsar@MountainWaveSAR@ClackCoSheriff @MultCoSOColumbia County SAR, North Plains Police Dept., @OregonGuard

7:23 PM - 26 Dec 2019

 

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WCSO Oregon on Twitter
FRIDAY 12/27 UPDATE: Our trained Search and Rescue teams are out working to #FindAllyson this morning. As we said Thursday, today’s operation will be a more focused and technical search. We will provide updates as needed.

9:37 AM - 27 Dec 2019

 

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https://nypost.com/2019/12/27/interesting-items-found-during-search-for-missing-oregon-hiker-cops/


Quotes from article:

On Thursday, when the new discovery was made, an Oregon National Guard helicopter with heat-sensing cameras was being used to aid the search.

“[We] have found some interesting items and clues that we’re going to try to find out more information tomorrow with a different type of search,” Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Morris said at a press conference.

“I’m not free to say what it is at this point. Just know that it’s something that’s going to change the type of searching we’re doing.”

Watterson’s parents were grateful for the search efforts.

“We just really, really want to thank everyone, and we want this to keep going until we find Allyson,” her father, Alan Watterson, said at the press conference.

Her mother, Misty Watterson, said, “She’s just a very special person, and I will do anything to get her home. Anything.”

 

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Misty also adds: Their car broke down and that’s how they got separated. “They weren’t out here doing anything bad.”

Deputies say they can’t ping Allyson’s phone because it’s WiFi-only.

They also want to remind people to stay away from the search area, as that’s been a problem