Search and rescues crews are looking for an Aloha man who was reported missing Tuesday night after he didn’t return home from a snowboarding trip to Mt. Hood Meadows. KGW8 reports
30-year-old Ryan Mather was reported missing by his girlfriend around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Search crews found Mather’s vehicle at Mt. Hood Meadows and began an overnight search, which was unsuccessful.
Crews are continuing to search today in areas around the Shooting Star Express chair lift, Mather’s last reported location from late Tuesday morning. Crews will also search some surrounding backcountry areas.
Multiple search agencies are participating in the search, including HRCSO, the Hood River Crag Rats, Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue, Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Patrol, Portland Mountain Rescue, Corvallis Mountain Rescue, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Air National Guard.
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