Fatal crash closes Highway 97 – December 29, 2006

A fatal traffic crash has closed down Highway 97, about 15 miles south of the Diamond Lake junction…

Remembering a little boy lost – November 23, 2006

Samuel Boehlke’s parents share their grief and what they’re thankful for today

 

Memorial Service Scheduled for Boy, 8, Lost at Crater Lake – November 18, 2006

A public memorial service for the 8-year-old Portland boy who was lost at Crater Lake National Park in October is scheduled for next week.

 

Mom hopes to use dogs to find son – October 25, 2006

The mother of a Portland boy, who was lost earlier this month in Crater Lake National Park, is seeking money to defray the costs of professional volunteer dog teams that she believes are the best chance at finding her son.

 

Search for boy winds down – October 21, 2006

“(Thursday) was pretty much the last major push,” said search spokesman Rudy Evenson. “The probability of survival is pretty low by now.” Samuel Boehlke of Portland has been missing since last Saturday afternoon when he got separated from his father, Ken, during an outing to Crater Lake.

 

Ceremony honors missing 8-year-old – October 21, 2006

Kirston Becker, Sammy’s mother, told family members and others that the point of the small ceremony Saturday in Crater Lake National Park was to recognize that the formal search for her son had come to an end.

 

Search, hope for Portland boy all but over – October 21, 2006

Though a helicopter will still scan the area in good weather, the National Park Service’s hunt for Sammy is effectively over, leaving only lingering uncertainty for the family and disappointment among the searchers.

Searchers scour woods in vain – October 19, 2006

After nine hours of trudging through thick, wet woods in Crater Lake National Park looking for a Portland boy missing since Saturday, all Manny Ortiz’s 16-person Forest Service crew found was a deflated yellow balloon.

 

‘Frustrating’ search – October 18, 2006

Horsemen, mountain rescue squads and searchers with dogs combed the north rim of Crater Lake Tuesday, still hoping to find some sign of Samuel Boehlke, the 8-year-old Portland-area boy who became separated from his father Saturday.

 

Boulders, brush and bravery, but no boy – October 18, 2006

Improved weather Tuesday returned helicopters to the air and searchers to the woods in the increasingly desperate hunt for an 8-year-old Portland boy missing in Crater Lake National Park for three days.

 

Missing boy faces snow, wind – October 17, 2006

More than 170 searchers from teams across the region braved wintry conditions Monday to continue looking for an 8-year-old boy who got separated from his father Saturday at Crater Lake National Park.

 

Searchers continue look for boy missing near Crater Lake – October 17, 2006

More than 125 searchers combed the ground today at Crater Lake National Park, in an attempt to find an eight-year-old boy who’s been missing since late Saturday.

 

Snow slows search for boy missing at Crater Lake – October 17, 2006

 

Massive search underway for boy missing at Crater Lake – October 16, 2006

An 8-year-old Portland boy missing in Crater Lake National Park has spent two nights in freezing temperatures as snow continued to hamper search efforts Monday.

 

Boy still missing at Crater Lake – October 16, 2006

Searchers were expected to work through the night to locate an 8-year-old Portland boy missing since Saturday.