Hikers reported missing in Devils Staircase found OK at restaurant
Don't expect to get here on a day hike. By KVAL.com staffROSEBURG, Ore. -- A Springfield man is one of two people reported missing in the Devils Staircase area -- and found A-OK eating breakfast at a restaurant in Wells Creek, Ore. For the third time in a little over a month, Douglas County search and rescued responded Tuesday to a report of missing hikers looking for the Devil Staircase waterfall outside of Elkton, Ore. The call came in Monday night at 11:30 from family members of Timothy Dennis Cary, 54, of Springfield, Ore., and Richard Hanson, 54, of Umpqua, Ore. The pair, described as experienced hikers, were supposed to be on a dayhike but did not return home, family told the sheriff's office. On Tuesday morning, deputies and search and rescue members resumed their search. At about 10:30 a.m., the Sheriff's Office was notified that the two men were fine, that they had become tired the night before and spent the night in the woods. They walked out of the area Tuesday morning and were eating breakfast in a restaurant in Wells Creek, Ore. The Devils Staircase area has no developed trails into the falls and most roads are not signed. All search missions have been due to people over estimating their ability to get in and out of the area in one day. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office advises hikers who visit this area that it may take an overnight trip to complete the route; that GPS units do not work very well in the area due to heavy timber and steep canyons; there are no developed trails; and people need to be prepared for an overnight stay and be well equipped and experienced in land navigation. |
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February 4, 2012
- Roseburg, Oregon
