Found Safe OR - Demi Helenius, 23, Portland, 5 Aug 2017

[La Louve]

I'm thinking she probably wasn't in the right state of mind.

I am from the other side of the country so can a local help me out with how far roseburg is from where her car was found?

Cresswell to Roseburg is 60 miles according to google maps.

 

[Lilibet]

I'm thinking she probably wasn't in the right state of mind.

I am from the other side of the country so can a local help me out with how far roseburg is from where her car was found?

About 50 miles. Less than an hour. And again I ask, why Roseburg? In another two hours she could have been in Ashland. No offense to Roseburg, but it's not exactly a destination, especially for a young woman who wants to be an actor.

https://how-far.net/distance/Roseburg-OR/Cottage-Grove-OR

 

[Jillybean78]

What in the world?!? Why would she put her family through that? Maybe she intended on not returning? Throwing her phone out the window, leaving her belongings, and no contact. She should have at least left a note. Just doesn't add up. Glad she was found safe though..

 

[La Louve]

Roseburg MSM picking up the story: http://kpic.com/news/local/found-missing-portland-area-woman-found-safe-in-roseburg

 

[La Louve]

About 50 miles. Less than an hour. And again I ask, why Roseburg? In another two hours she could have been in Ashland. No offense to Roseburg, but it's not exactly a destination, especially for a young woman who wants to be an actor.

https://how-far.net/distance/Roseburg-OR/Cottage-Grove-OR

Maybe she was heading to Ashland.

 

[Gardener1850]

Roseburg MSM picking up the story: http://kpic.com/news/local/found-missing-portland-area-woman-found-safe-in-roseburg

Thank goodness! Lots of questions we may or may not get answers to. Like how she got 50 miles away from her car. I'm just thankful she is safe.

 

[Lilibet]

Maybe she was heading to Ashland.

I wondered that earlier, but leaving all her possessions and phone behind made me change my mind, at least about looking for an acting gig. Ashland is a Mecca for young people searching for themselves, though. So maybe she was trying to get there. I don't suppose we'll ever know. And that's OK.

http://www.dailytidings.com/news/20160901/travelers-are-not-necessarily-homeless

 

[Gardener1850]

Another source:

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported late Tuesday night that Lane County sheriff’s deputies had found a missing Hillsboro area woman in Roseburg after a tip from the public.

No details of where she had been, how she became separated from her cell phone and car and how exactly she was found were immediately available Tuesday night.

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/lo...nty-shed-been-missing-since-saturday.html.csp

 

[freefallzzzz]

I'm having trouble getting this link to open and it seems to be a blog. I hope this is true and we get more MSM updates soon.

ETA: Okay I got that link to open and looked at the press release which does look official but then I went to the Washington County Sherriff's office website and I don't see that press release there: http://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff/
Am I missing it?

Press releases from official agencies in this area are released via FlashAlert. Here is the link. http://www.flashalertportland.netup
I just linked to the blog because it only shows one release at the link. I can assure you that it is real. I also received an email with the presser.

 

[freefallzzzz]

Here's the Washington Co Sheriff's page with Press releases at the bottom: http://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff/

I'm not seeing it there. Maybe they send it out via email before posting it to the website? I really hope this is true!

This is valid. I used the blog link for convenience. Official agencies here use http://www.flashalertportland.net for press releases. I also got an email with the press release. (I am a verified local) =)

 

[Darling136]

PORTLAND, Ore. The 23-year-old woman who disappeared Saturday night under strange circumstances was found in Roseburg at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.

http://kpic.com/news/local/found-missing-portland-area-woman-found-safe-in-roseburg

Found

 

[Sjm_qc]

Oof!! I'm relieved to hear she's found and is safe.

 

[agilbe]

Thank goodness. Glad that Demi was found, but also sad that she felt the only recourse for her was "disappearing".

 

[Niner]

Wow a lot of posts since yesterday!

JerseyGirl's post #25 from article:
A man passing through the drive-thru said he had found it and he hoped the worker would return it to its owner. Police were able to obtain the license plate number of the car that dropped off the phone, thanks to surveillance tapes provided by Dairy Queen. Detectives contacted the man and were told that he found the phone in a parking lot nearby the Dairy Queen after he saw someone throw it from a car.
http://www.kgw.com/news/police-look-...nces/462420053


Would you not find that suspicious?? Thrown from a car - I think I would have gotten the license plate on the car!! Was it a man or woman who threw it out?

Clearing the guy who left the conference early gives me some hope that she is "OK" in the sense that she may be on an adventure. I wonder if she has come to Ashland to pursue acting. According to her meet-up profile I posted earlier, acting is her thing. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival isn't the only game in town (I'm pretty sure auditions are finished). Lots of smaller theaters in the area. It's not likely, but I keep hoping. I assume her ID and other items were not found in the car so she may have them with her.

But "why" leave her car where it was found?? I think if I was going on an adventure - I'd drive my car....

snipped by me....
I hope Demi is just sorting some things out, but her phone and car being found separately doesn't give me a good feeling.

No, not a good feeling at all!

What I'm really not understanding is why the "Good Samaritan" dropped off the phone at dq. If I found it in the parking lot laying there, then hey, ok, I could see turning it in to dq. But seeing it thrown from a vehicle and being curious enough to check it out but not think serious enough to take it to the police?

Good thought - I think if I saw it thrown from a car - I'd try and get the license plate and maybe follow it?? Wonder "why" would you throw a phone out? And definitely hand it in to the nearest police station.

If i was disappearing id probably just turn it off

Me too - why throw away a good phone....

So glad she's OK but..Wonder who ,"found " her. Why she left all her belongings in her unlocked car. And how she got to Roseburg ?

Isn't that where Terri Hormon used to live?

So glad to hear she was found safe - I'm going to leave all my comments I've made while reading thru this thread...

Wondering if we'll "get the rest of this story".... was she the one to throw her phone away? how did she get 60 miles from where her car was found? :dunno:

 

[Eileen730]

Wow.
Just pick up a phone and call someone.

 

[freefallzzzz]

@marilyndeutsch: Demi Helenius disappeared for personal reasons say deputies. Found safe in Roseburg last night. #Fox12Oregon https://twitter.com/marilyndeutsch/status/895278407121948673/photo/1

 

[rpgman]

so I guess she or whoever gave her a ride threw the cell out the window?

 

[bears10]

so I guess she or whoever gave her a ride threw the cell out the window?

She probably didn't want to be tracked via pings so she tossed it. I wonder who (if anyone) picked her up.

Hope she is getting any help she needs.

 

[esldanmac]

This is good news. This very young woman doesn't deserve our criticism. She may owe her family an explanation but she doesn't owe us. Welcome back Demi!

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[freefallzzzz]

@fox12oregon: UPDATE: @WCSheriff issues statement on Demi Helenius' disappearance http://kptv.tv/2vi1fSd [video=twitter;895145096592621568]https://twitter.com/fox12oregon/status/895145096592621568[/video]

"She left on her own for personal reasons. When she was located, she was found to be not a danger to herself and in very good health. Though the manner in which she did it caused a lot of people (including us) much concern and we wish she would have gone about it other ways, we respect her privacy"
http://www.kptv.com/story/36093905/missing-washington-county-woman-found-safe-in-roseburg