OR OR - Chase Robertson / Roberson, 25, Lane Co, 29 Apr 2020

[mlhenn]

Search continues for missing man in Lane County

•white, male
•6 feet tall, about 200 lbs
•blue eyes
•short, blond hair
•short, reddish facial hair
•Hasn’t been heard from since April 29, reported missing May 2
•he is familiar with the McKenzie River area and has wilderness experience.

 

[mlhenn]

Have you seen Chase Robertson since April 29? Lane County man missing

His car was found May 4 near Quartz Creek Road in eastern Lane County.

LE searched the areas Chase was known to frequent with no success.
Search and Rescue K9 and ground teams have been searching the area where his vehicle was found.
Oregon Army National Guard assisted in the search with air support but found no indication of the direction Chase went.
Trained searchers are continuing to look for Chase in the heavily wooded area south of Cougar Reservoir but have exhausted all initial leads as to where he could have gone.

 

[mlhenn]

Have you seen Chase Roberson since April 29? Lane County man missing

additional photo

 

[mlhenn]

MSM has corrected his last name. It is Roberson, not Robertson as previously reported. I’ve alerted mods to please edit title.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

He is still missing. His Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/chayston.robertson


Search FB for "Chase Roberson missing" to see Chase's sister, "CL." CL is posting multiple times about Chase being missing.

 

[Fleur-de-lis]

From his FB, he has had quite a bit of stress recently, both emotional and financial. The PNW is very unforgiving in terms of terrain. It's beautiful but dangerous, even for experienced persons like himself, who fight wildfires. And it's very chilly there now. So sad. I hope he is found safe.

 

[swanniee11]

as for the spelling of his last name, I think he goes by both. Mother's last name was Robertson, an old FB Chayston Roberston spells it differently as well. Not sure if it matters.

 

[Dre]

The k9s weren't able to track his scent outside of the car? that kind of baffles me as it hadnt been very long since he had last been seen.
I guess according to his sister the car was "snowed in" which would likely make a difference. very worried for this family!

 

[GraceG]

The k9s weren't able to track his scent outside of the car? that kind of baffles me as it hadnt been very long since he had last been seen.
I guess according to his sister the car was "snowed in" which would likely make a difference. very worried for this family!

He wasn't reported missing until several days after he was last seen. The car was snowed in. Snow can make a scent trail either difficult or impossible even within a couple days of the person being there.

 

[Fleur-de-lis]

He wasn't reported missing until several days after he was last seen. The car was snowed in. Snow can make a scent trail either difficult or impossible even within a couple days of the person being there.

I didn't know that about snow. That is helpful to know for future cases.

 

[GraceG]

I didn't know that about snow. That is helpful to know for future cases.

Colder environments have fewer smells than warmer ones, making them olfactorily less “noisy” for a dog’s sensitive nose to pick out the right scent. If the scent is laid AFTER a snow the dog has a better chance of picking something up, as there are likely less other odors interfering with it. But if it snows AFTER the scent is laid it can be extremely difficult for the dog to pick up on it.

 

[mlhenn]

@GraceG
And today’s lesson....Cold Environment & its Affects on Scents.
I love it (Learning random bits of facts like this; I mean the circumstances around them aren’t ideal).
But in all seriousness, thanks for sharing. I didn’t know about how snow affects scents like that.

 

[mlhenn]

He is still missing. His Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/chayston.robertson


Search FB for "Chase Roberson missing" to see Chase's sister, "CL." CL is posting multiple times about Chase being missing.

still missing
CL is very worried about her brother.
Her posts offer insight (IMO)

 

[mlhenn]

Sadly, still missing.
No leads or updates have been reported.

 

[mlhenn]

Unable to find any updates

 

[Dre]

Ugh this is so saaaad! I cannot even imagine what his family is going through right now, almost a month and no word.
thanks @mlhenn for your endless updates on so many threads! you're appreciated

 

[mlhenn]

Lane County Sheriff's Office

Nothing new has been updated. LE’s post does include comments however.

 

[mlhenn]

Have you seen Chase Roberson since April 29? Lane County man missing

On this link (first linked in OP), they have included Chase’s sister (CL) fb page where she first shared he was missing. IMO, worth scanning.

 

[mlhenn]

Have you seen Chase Roberson since April 29? Lane County man missing

Sadly, Chase is still missing.

His sister & brother provide updates pretty regularly as well.

 

[mlhenn]

Have you seen Chase Roberson since April 29? Lane County man missing

So sad...
No news on Chase.