10-05-2010, 02:35 PM
something is up, they searched here last weekend again, and plan to go back this weekend.
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office hopes to carry out another search of areas of Sauvie Island next weekend in hopes of finding Kyron Horman, who disappeared four months ago.
“It depends on the weather and who we can get,” said Lt. Mary Lindstrand, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office. “Most of the resources on the weekend are volunteers.”
On Saturday, nearly 170 people, including searchers on foot, ATVs, horseback and with dogs, scoured sections of Sauvie Island and then more than 110 people returned for a new search effort on Sunday. The searchers came from multiple agencies and nonprofit groups from Clark County to Marion and Yamhill counties.
The effort focused on certain areas, including the central part of the island, west of Northwest Reeder Road. No divers were used and buildings were not searched, Lindstrand said. Mainly, crews covered grasslands and areas thick with vegetation, such as blackberry bushes.
Lindstrand said the dog teams found coyote and deer bones but no sign of the boy, whose eighth birthday was Sept. 9.
“They didn’t find Kyron,” she said.
Besides the search effort, the sheriff’s office is finalizing the task force that will be in charge of the investigation. Lindstrand said several agencies have agreed to participate but that several others had declined, citing fiscal and personnel concerns.
“It’s really tight right now,” Lindstrand said.
Multnomah County will devote two detectives to the investigation. Lindstrand said the sheriff’s office will announce the makeup of the task force when it’s finalized, which she hopes is soon.
“It’s almost done,” she said.
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office hopes to carry out another search of areas of Sauvie Island next weekend in hopes of finding Kyron Horman, who disappeared four months ago.
“It depends on the weather and who we can get,” said Lt. Mary Lindstrand, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office. “Most of the resources on the weekend are volunteers.”
On Saturday, nearly 170 people, including searchers on foot, ATVs, horseback and with dogs, scoured sections of Sauvie Island and then more than 110 people returned for a new search effort on Sunday. The searchers came from multiple agencies and nonprofit groups from Clark County to Marion and Yamhill counties.
The effort focused on certain areas, including the central part of the island, west of Northwest Reeder Road. No divers were used and buildings were not searched, Lindstrand said. Mainly, crews covered grasslands and areas thick with vegetation, such as blackberry bushes.
Lindstrand said the dog teams found coyote and deer bones but no sign of the boy, whose eighth birthday was Sept. 9.
“They didn’t find Kyron,” she said.
Besides the search effort, the sheriff’s office is finalizing the task force that will be in charge of the investigation. Lindstrand said several agencies have agreed to participate but that several others had declined, citing fiscal and personnel concerns.
“It’s really tight right now,” Lindstrand said.
Multnomah County will devote two detectives to the investigation. Lindstrand said the sheriff’s office will announce the makeup of the task force when it’s finalized, which she hopes is soon.
“It’s almost done,” she said.