Linn County, OR. — Official Release: Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports that on October 8, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person near the edge of the Santiam River in Mill City.
Deputies responded to the area and contacted the witnesses. They learned that an 18-year-old male from Mill City was seen in the Santiam River. According to witnesses, he was pulled into the current and has not been seen since. Witnesses were unable to rescue the male as he was pulled under the water and did not surface.
With this information, multiple deputies began searching the surrounding area and riverbanks on foot, utilizing several drones to aid in the search. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office also assisted with aerial support using additional drones.
Today, multiple search teams are back on scene, including the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Water Rescue Team, ground search members, and drone operators, as efforts continue to locate the male. Sheriff’s Office divers are using underwater camera equipment to aid in their search for the male.
We are not releasing the name of the subject at this time as we are still attempting to locate the immediate family to update them on our efforts.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Linn County Sheriff’s Office at 541-967-3950.
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