Chaffee County Sheriff's Office
May 11 at 8:15 PM ·
CHAFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Salida, Colorado
PRESS RELEASE
May 11, 2020
On May 10, 2020 at 1746 hours the Chaffee County Communications Center received a report of a missing female in the area on County Road 225 and West Highway 50.
Members of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area and contacted the reporting party. They advised that their neighbor, Suzanne Morphew, age 49, from the Maysville area had reportedly gone for a bike ride in the area and failed to return home.
Sheriff personnel called members of Chaffee County Search and Rescue South and North and a search began immediately. The Department of Corrections was contacted and a request was made for tracking dogs to assist. They responded and joined the search. The search continued into the early morning hours with no results.
The search resumed in the early morning hours of May 11 with Search and Rescue. They once again scoured the area. Members were then called from the Chaffee County Tac Team along with search parties from the Department of Corrections and the area was once again scoured.
In all over 100 personnel were used during the search, however by late afternoon on May 11 Ms Morphew had not been found.
This will be an ongoing investigation into this matter and the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office asks that any person or persons who may have information please call the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office at 719-539-2596 or Chaffee County Crime Stoppers at 719-539-2599.
*****Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze 719-207-3199*****
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Search continues for woman missing since Sunday
May 12, 2020
Suzanne Morphew's neighbors called the county sheriff's office after she didn't come home. Morphew had gone for a bike ride near her neighborhood in the area of Chaffee County Road 225 and West Highway 50.
Law enforcement began their search Sunday, assisted by tracking dogs from the Department of Corrections. The search came up empty and resumed early Monday morning with the same results.
The sheriff's office says this remains an active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the
Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office at 719-539-2596 or
Chaffee County Crime Stoppers at 719-539-2599
Woman goes missing after going on bike ride in Chaffee County
May 12, 2020
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Deputies say they spoke with a neighbor who said 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew had reportedly gone for a bike ride in the Maysville area and didn’t return home.
Sheriff personnel called members of Chaffee County Search and Rescue South and North and a search began immediately.
The Department of Corrections was contacted and a request was made for tracking dogs to assist. They responded and joined the search.
The search continued into the early morning hours with no results.
The search resumed on Monday, May 11 with Search and Rescue. They once again scoured the area. Members were then called from the Chaffee County Tac Team along with search parties from the Department of Corrections and the area was once again scoured.
In all, more than 100 personnel were used during the search.
However, by Tuesday evening, Morphew had still not been found. [..]
Friends say a $100,000 reward is being offered for Morphew’s safe return, no questions asked.
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