Multiple search and rescue teams look for missing man

A Jackson County Sheriff's Office Search & Rescue K-9 team prepares to search the Bear Creek Greenway north of Ashland. Jackson County Sheriff's Office photo
June 8, 2022

Harold Marcrum was last seen May 30 on South Valley View Road north of Ashland

The search continued Tuesday along the Bear Creek Greenway north of Ashland for a man last seen on South Valley View Road on Monday, May 30.

Harold Marcrum

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue teams were out in force, including K-9, horseback, drone, fixed wing airplane and helicopter units, looking for Harold Marcrum, 26, a 6’ tall white male weighing between 180-200 lbs. with blue eyes and blonde hair. He was described as missing and endangered in a county Sheriff’s Office news release.

Search and Rescue teams have searched both sides of Bear Creek along the greenway from Ashland into Talent, Phoenix and Medford, and will broaden the search area as needed, according to the release.

Marcrum, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has lived in Ashland since 2017. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with black shoes. On May 30 he told his brother he was going for a walk on the Greenway from South Valley View Road to downtown Ashland. He left his wallet and cell phone behind but took his laptop.

A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue team member reviews a map of a portion of the search area just north of Ashland. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office photo

Anyone who has seen Marcrum or knows anything of his whereabouts is asked to call Search and Rescue Sergeant Shawn Richards at 541-591-1843.

Source: Jackson County Sheriff’s Office news release. Email Ashland.news Executive Editor Bert Etling at betling@ashland.news or call or text him at 541-631-1313.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue team members search the Bear Creek Greenway just north of South Valley View Road. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office photo
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Bert Etling is the executive editor of Ashland.news. Email him at betling@ashland.news.

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