OR OR-Lane County, UnkMale, Adult, UP94001, Burned remains found in the Willamette National Forest, Jun 22

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Date Body Found June 8, 2022​

Location Found McKenzie Bridge, Oregon​

Sex Male​

Race/Ethnicity Uncertain​

Estimated Age Group Adult​

Height Cannot Estimate​

Weight Cannot Estimate​

Location McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413​

County Lane County​

Found On Tribal Land No​

Circumstances of Recovery The burnt remains of an unidentified male were discovered in the Willamette National Forest off of the Aufderheide Scenic Byway (Forest Road 19).​

Condition of Remains Not Recognizable- Charred/burned​

Hair Color Unknown​

Eye Color Unknown​

 

[GoBuckeyes]

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Date Body Found June 8, 2022​

Location Found McKenzie Bridge, Oregon​

Sex Male​

Race/Ethnicity Uncertain​

Estimated Age Group Adult​

Height Cannot Estimate​

Weight Cannot Estimate​

Location McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413​

County Lane County​

Found On Tribal Land No​

Circumstances of Recovery The burnt remains of an unidentified male were discovered in the Willamette National Forest off of the Aufderheide Scenic Byway (Forest Road 19).​

Condition of Remains Not Recognizable- Charred/burned​

Hair Color Unknown​

Eye Color Unknown​

Terribly sad case!

 

[RickshawFan]

I wonder where exactly?

Aufderheide Drive was in a burn area in 2018. It was the Terwilliger Fire.

Terwilliger Fire update: Aufderheide Drive closure might last into 2019

Recent rains have yet to fully extinguish the Terwilliger Fire burning east of Springfield, and the danger of landslides will keep Aufderheide Road closed for the foreseeable future. The fire has l…

www.registerguard.com

 

[RickshawFan]

Here's a good description of Aufderheide Drive. I've been on it many times the whole 60 miles.

The 'Heide' is so much more than a pretty drive in the woods; for thousands, it's an Oregon pilgrimage • Highway 58 Herald

Share this articleBy JAY RYMESKI/For The Herald — With the spring thaw, a much-anticipated opening occurs in the Cascades. National Forest Service Road 19 sheds its winter blanket and beckons […]

highway58herald.org

This article reminds me there was also a massive fire in 2020.

It's very possible there was nothing nefarious about a charred UID in that area, but we need more info.

 

[Klunkers]

Is there any chance this could be Shane Sprenger who was last seen in Vida, Oregon on 11/2/2021? McKenzie Bridge is only 23 miles from there. Also, Forest Road 19's intersection with Highway 126 is only 20 minutes from Vida.

 

[NYanon]

From the NAMUS: "The area in which this body was discovered had been burnt extensively in the Holiday Farm Fire in Lane County, 2020. This decedent may be a victim of the fire."

 

[Klunkers]

I agree that a Holiday Farm Fire victim is the most likely scenario but with the proximity to Vida, I was thinking it could be a logical place to leave someone's burned remains and try to make it appear that they were a fire victim. Either scenario is really sad.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

No exclusions listed in NamUs