Klamath County, Ore. –
12/23/24 –
On Saturday shortly after noon, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a family member of David Parker Wangsness that he had been located after he showed up at a friend’s home. It has been reported that he is in good physical condition and had been staying at a remote location outside of the search area without notifying anyone. It is possible, yet unconfirmed, that he didn’t realize anyone was looking for him.
The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all assisting agencies and Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers who spent a large number of hours and resources in the three-day search. We also thank media organizations for promptly reporting the information in yesterday’s release.
Often law enforcement and SAR organizations are asked and expected to perform their duties with incomplete and evolving information which accurately describes this incident. We were happy to learn that David Parker Wangsness is back with his family.
12/22/23 – On Tuesday morning, December 19, 2023 the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office was
asked to conduct a welfare check regarding David “Parker” Wangsness, a 31-year-old
male resident of Chiloquin, Oregon. Mr. Wangsness goes by the name of Parker. A
concerned family member reported that he had not been heard from him since the
previous afternoon after he’d made concerning statements. He was not immediately
located and an Attempt to Locate was issued to local law enforcement agencies.
The following day (Wednesday), Parker’s vehicle was located in a remote area off of
Lone Pine Road between Chiloquin, OR and Sprague River, OR. Since the vehicle was
located, a number of searches have been conducted with the help of Klamath County
Search and Rescue volunteers, Sheriff’s Office deputies, Klamath Community
Corrections officers, and BLM Rangers. Ground and road searches were conducted as
well as K-9 and drone searches with no positive results indicating his whereabouts or
direction of travel.
David Parker Wangsness is described as being 6’ tall, 165 pounds, with a crew cut
hairstyle (brown) and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black “Puma” sweatshirt,
brown pants, and brown boots.
If anyone has information concerning the whereabouts of David Parker Wangsness,
please contact Detective Miguel Pena, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office, 541-883-5130
or the tip line @ 541-850-5380.
