OR OR - Eric Westfall, 50, Juntura Hot Springs, 17 Apr 2024

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June 20, 2024 article

Malheur County Sheriff’s Office turns to public for help in Eric Westfall's missing person’s case

JUNTURA — The last time she heard from him on April 17, Eric Westfall’s mother was under the impression that he and another man he was camping with near Juntura

www.argusobserver.com

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“The mom said Westfall told her he met a guy and called him a friend,” said Undersheriff David Kesey in a update on June 18.

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Kesey said Salsman’s pickup was totally cleaned out. There was no paperwork in the glove compartment and no personal effects, “nothing in there.” Furthermore, the undersheriff said that it didn’t appear there had been anybody at the vehicle in a while and there were no signs of Westfall’s dog, a three-legged white pitbull.

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June 20, 2024 article

Malheur County Sheriff’s Office turns to public for help in Eric Westfall's missing person’s case

JUNTURA — The last time she heard from him on April 17, Eric Westfall’s mother was under the impression that he and another man he was camping with near Juntura

www.argusobserver.com

[…]

“The mom said Westfall told her he met a guy and called him a friend,” said Undersheriff David Kesey in a update on June 18.

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Kesey said Salsman’s pickup was totally cleaned out. There was no paperwork in the glove compartment and no personal effects, “nothing in there.” Furthermore, the undersheriff said that it didn’t appear there had been anybody at the vehicle in a while and there were no signs of Westfall’s dog, a three-legged white pitbull.

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"Westfall, 50, was doing off-grid camping while en route from Washington to Arizona. That’s where he met Shaun Salsman, 41, of Colorado.
What may have transpired between Westfall and Salsman is a mystery that authorities are trying to unwind, especially after Salsman was found dead in a remote area of Archuleta County, Colorado on May 28 in Westfall’s vehicle. Days later, local authorities recovered Salsman’s black Dodge pickup with a burgundy tailgate about three-quarters of a mile past where the men had been camping in eastern Oregon."

Lots of info about Salsman in the article, including that he's an RSO and may have been suffering from suicidal ideation.

 

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July 8, 2024 article

Sheriff: 'It's a shot in the dark' where to look for missing man Eric Westfall

JUNTURA — Malheur County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t completely closed the case on a Washington man who was reported missing after last having been seen camping near Juntura Hot Springs. Sheriff

www.argusobserver.com

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The items found are said to be some of Westfall’s personal belongings. Johnson said they were “in random areas out there, which was odd.” He said some of the items were in the immediate area, but “most of it was along the roadside and up and down the road for, I don’t know, maybe a mile. Over a pretty significant span of that road.” The sheriff said it appeared the items were thrown off the side of the road going north from where the men been camping and looked like the items that had were outside Westfall’s vehicle in a photo he had sent to his mom.

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