Oregon rescue crews have suspended their search of a remote, mountainous part of southern Oregon for a Belleville native who went missing during a deer hunting trip two weeks ago.
Steve Litsey, 71, was last seen alive on Oct. 30, after splitting up from his hunting partner near Roseburg, Ore., about 125 miles north of the California border.
Authorities halted their search Nov. 3 after 7 inches of snow had fallen in the area.
Barbara Litsey of Belleville said she still hopes for the best, but is coming around to the idea that her older brother has passed away. She noted that the sub-freezing temperatures and heavy snows would have made survival extremely difficult.
"I've kind of given up now," she said. "It's really rough. He was my only sibling and my big brother ... I've kind of accepted the fact that he's gone."
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Steve Litsey, 71, was last seen alive on Oct. 30, after splitting up from his hunting partner near Roseburg, Ore., about 125 miles north of the California border.
Authorities halted their search Nov. 3 after 7 inches of snow had fallen in the area.
Barbara Litsey of Belleville said she still hopes for the best, but is coming around to the idea that her older brother has passed away. She noted that the sub-freezing temperatures and heavy snows would have made survival extremely difficult.
"I've kind of given up now," she said. "It's really rough. He was my only sibling and my big brother ... I've kind of accepted the fact that he's gone."
http://www.bnd.com/2011/11/11/v-print/1938156/search-ends-for-belleville-native.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/photos/thumb/22694