Carroll "Don" Parkins, 78 years old at time of his disappearance, took off into the wilderness to "shed hunt" on April 22nd, 2023 and was never seen again. Don, as his friends called him, was an avid-outdoorsman, proficient hunter, and knew the area he was venturing into pretty well.
Don parked his vehicle at a private property land entered private timber land property off of Rooster Rock Road, directly south of the Table Rock Wilderness and just prior to the Rooster Rock Trailhead.
Don was last seen possibly wearing; "brown boots, blue jeans, a black-and-white plaid hickory shirt, a brown flannel over-shirt, suspenders, a black baseball cap with orange on the bill or similar outdoor clothing." (According to local news articles)
Investigating Agency:
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Case ID:
23-008383
Source Links:
https://www.kptv.com/2023/04/26/search-and-rescue-looking-missing-78-year-old-man-molalla-forest/
https://www.kptv.com/2023/05/03/search-missing-78-year-old-colton-man-suspended/
Carroll "Don" Parkins, 78 years old at time of his disappearance, took off into the wilderness to "shed hunt" on April 22nd, 2023 and was never seen again. Don, as his friends called him, was an avid-outdoorsman, proficient hunter, and knew the area he was venturing into pretty well.
Don parked his vehicle at a private property land entered private timber land property off of Rooster Rock Road, directly south of the Table Rock Wilderness and just prior to the Rooster Rock Trailhead.
Don was last seen possibly wearing; "brown boots, blue jeans, a black-and-white plaid hickory shirt, a brown flannel over-shirt, suspenders, a black baseball cap with orange on the bill or similar outdoor clothing." (According to local news articles)
Investigating Agency:
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Case ID:
23-008383
Source Links:
https://www.kptv.com/2023/04/26/search-and-rescue-looking-missing-78-year-old-man-molalla-forest/
https://www.kptv.com/2023/05/03/search-missing-78-year-old-colton-man-suspended/