Friday, July 1,  2006 Woman reported as missing The Coos County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation into the whereabouts and status of a 25-year-old Myrtle Point woman who's been missing since June 21. According to Capt. Dave McDaniel, Anna E. Beyer was last seen walking upstream along the middle fork of the Coquille River wearing a pink tanktop, blue shorts and sandals. The Sheriff's Office was contacted by members of the community who noticed a vehicle near the McMullen Creek bridge on state Highway 42. Beyer's vehicle had been parked near the bridge for more than a week and witnesses who saw her last said she appeared distraught, McDaniel said. Assisting the Sheriff's Office in search and rescue efforts Thursday were members of the North Bend Police Department, North Bend Fire Department and its dive team, and Coos County Community Corrections personnel. Anyone with information regarding Beyer's status is urged to contact Det. Dan Looney at 756-2020, ext. 374.

Monday, July 3, 2006

Searchers find missing Myrtle Point woman alive on Saturday A Myrtle Point woman who was reported missing on Thursday was found Saturday, alive but dehydrated and disoriented. According to the Coos County Sheriff's Office press tape, at about 4:45 p.m., deputies discovered Anna E. Beyer, 25, about 1.5 miles from her last known location, east of McMullen Creek near Bridge. The Coos County woman had been missing since June 21. Sheriff's Office investigators alerted the public on Friday that she had last been seen walking upstream along the middle fork of the Coquille River. The Sheriff's Office initiated the search for the woman, and was assisted by members of the North Bend police and fire department, the North Bend dive team and Coos County Community Corrections personnel. According to Sgt. Dave Hermann with the Sheriff's Office, Beyer was taken to Bay Area Hospital for treatment and observation. But this morning, the Bay Area Patient Care Service Supervisor declined to comment on the status of Beyer's condition.

Tuesday, July 4, 2006



Missing woman was in woods for days

A 25-year-old Myrtle Point woman who was found after a Coos County search and rescue effort on Saturday is believed to have spent the last 10 days in the Coos County woods.

“All indications we have is that she has spent the entire time in the area - in the brush,” said Sheriff's Office Capt. Dave McDaniel. “She was in poor health. We had to transport here directly to the hospital.”
The woman, Anna E. Beyer, was taken to Bay Area Hospital on Saturday.

“She was not dressed appropriately to be outside,” McDaniel said. “It's very fortunate that this was not a cold time of year, otherwise, the circumstances might have been different.”

Authorities were informed on June 29 that Beyer had been missing since June 21. Police found her Saturday evening, dehydrated and disoriented - but alive.

“There is no indication of foul play here,” McDaniel said.

Beyer was in a state of mind “that made us believe she wanted to be left alone,” McDaniel said.

Beyer, whose sleeping bag was found Thursday by friends, would not tell authorities why she chose to spend so much time alone in the rugged Coast Mountain Range, surrounded by thick tangles of blackberry bushes.

“She was unable to give us any explanation or talk about it,” McDaniel said. “Her appearance was that she had been there for some time. She was barefoot and all scratched up.”

He said there was no sign of a camp or fire pit anywhere, and that he did not know what she ate and drank in order to survive.

Beyer was last seen walking upstream along the middle fork of the Coquille River wearing a pink tanktop, blue shorts and sandals. The Sheriff's Office was contacted by members of the community who noticed a vehicle near the McMullen Creek bridge on state Highway 42, where it had been parked for more than a week.

Assisting the Sheriff's Office in search and rescue efforts were members of the North Bend Police Department, North Bend Fire Department and its dive team, and Coos County Community Corrections personnel.

McDaniel said the Sheriff's Office spent 192 paid staff hours searching for Beyer, and an additional 32 hours were spent by volunteers. Also searching for the woman were personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, North Bend and Myrtle Point police officers and Oregon State Police troopers.

McDaniel said Beyer would not be charged with anything from the incident, but Coos County Criminal Court staff said Tuesday that a felony warrant was issued for Beyer's arrest on Friday for absconding from probation supervision.