Linn County, OR. — Official Release: On July 1, 2025, Albany Police responded to a report of a missing person. Albany resident, David Winter, age 63, was reported to have left his residence in his vehicle without explanation and had not returned.
On the evening of July 7, 2025, Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle located on Bureau of Land Management land near Snow Peak. The reporting party stated that he had found a vehicle on a secluded logging road and believed it might be associated with a missing person case reported to the Albany Police Department.
Deputies responded and confirmed the vehicle belongs to David Winter. Winter was not with the vehicle when the deputies arrived, and his current whereabouts are unknown. The vehicle has since been returned to the family.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) team was activated and has been tirelessly conducting a search operation around the vehicle for the last two days. This is a heavily wooded area, making search efforts difficult. The Linn County SAR team has been assisted by SAR teams from the Lane and Benton County Sheriff’s Offices, Region 3 K9 search units, and the U.S. Army National Guard, which is assisting with aerial searches via helicopter. Unfortunately, Mr. Winter was not located.
Anyone with information about David’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Albany Police Department at 541-917-7680 and reference case number 25-03775.
Albany Police would like to thank the Linn County Sherrif’s Office, the devoted SAR teams, K-9 units and the U.S. Army National Guard for their help in this investigation.
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