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Authorities Located Two Men Reported Missing after Weekend Hunting Trip

Authorities have located two men who had been reported missing after they failed to return from a weekend hunting trip in the southern Illinois Valley.

The Josephine County Sheriff's Office reports search and rescue crews -- assisted by an Oregon State Police airplane, the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office and US Forest Service -- found Donald and Eric Pratt safe on Tuesday afternoon.

The Pratts had been reported missing after they went on a hunting trip early Sunday. It was believed they drove up Lone Mountain Road in O'Brien and were somewhere near the Sourdough Campground.

The Sheriff's Office did not disclose where the men were located in a press release that also did not indicate the circumstances behind their disappearance.
Posted on 10/23/24 12:27PM by Sam Marsh