Found Deceased CA - Zed Edison III, 81, went gold panning, has COPD, Siskiyou Co, 30 May 2022

[GuyfromCanada]

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – Police are asking for help finding a missing man.

The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said 81-year-old Zed Edison III was last seen at about 2:30 p.m. Monday on Forest Service Road 1050 in Siskiyou County south of the Oregon-California border near Applegate Lake.

According to investigators, Edison left a residence on a black and green 2003 Arctic Cat ATV to go gold panning and he never returned home.

He’s likely wearing a flannel shirt and blue jeans.

Deputies said Edison suffers from high blood pressure and COPD.

Anyone with further information about this case is asked to call SCSO at 530-841-2900. Reference case number 1-22-0879.

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Man reported missing in Siskiyou County - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – Police are asking for help finding a missing man. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said 81-year-old Zed Edison III was last seen at about 2:30 p.m. Monday on Forest Service Road 1050 in Siskiyou County south of the Oregon-California border near Applegate Lake...

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[ClaireNC]

Here’s the location for the search. Map

It looks like he went panning along Elliot Creek.

 

[Seni]

Missing Siskiyou County man found dead down an embankment

An 81-year-old man was found dead in Siskiyou County on Wednesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said.

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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. - An 81-year-old man who was last seen on Monday was found dead on Wednesday, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said.

The sheriff’s office said Zed Edison III was found at the bottom of a 300-foot embankment off of USFS Road 1050 around 3 p.m. Wednesday.

 

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Missing Medford man found dead in the Applegate

A Medford man who disappeared while going gold panning near Applegate Lake Monday was found dead at the bottom of a 300-foot embankment Wednesday. Zed Edison IlI, 81, had last been seen Monday afterno...

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