Missing family found safe after Christmas tree search
The family has been found safe.
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 12:32 PM
Updated: Dec 23, 2020 8:34 PM
Posted By: KEZI Staff
EUGENE, Ore. A four-year-old girl and her grandparents have been found safe after being reported missing earlier this week.
The Lane County Sheriff s Office confirmed the family s vehicle was spotted by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter shortly after 12 p.m. in the Big Falls Creek area of Lane County.
According to Lane County Search and Rescue coordinator Tim Chase, the white vehicle was seen with a blue tarp over it and appeared to have been stuck on a forest road. An occupant reportedly put their hand out the window to flag down the helicopter.
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4-year-old girl, grandparents found safe after trip to find Christmas tree in Willamette National Forest If I get nothing for Christmas but for them to come home, that s all I want, the couple s daughter told KEZI on Wednesday morning.
Credit: Lane County Sheriff s Office Author: KGW Staff Updated: 4:07 PM EST December 23, 2020
FALL CREEK, Ore.
UPDATE (1:05 p.m.) The Lane County Sheriff s Office said Sharon, Gregory and Zelda were all found safe Wednesday in the Quartz Creek area. They are looking forward to being reunited with their family.
Original story below.
A Eugene couple and their 4-year-old granddaughter are missing after they headed out Monday to find a Christmas tree in the Willamette National Forest, according to the Lane County Sheriff s Office.