Eugene, OR – Search teams in Lane County are continuing efforts today to locate a Springfield man who disappeared while mushroom picking earlier this week in a remote forested area south of Mapleton.
According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified around 9 p.m. Saturday, December 6, that Erik Everardo Aguilar-Cisneros, 32, had gone missing after separating from a group of friends near Hadsall Creek Road. The group had been foraging in a rugged stretch of forest when they realized he had not returned.
Deputies and detectives launched an immediate response, and Lane County Search & Rescue began an intensive operation that has continued daily. According to officials, SAR teams have been searching on the ground and by air, using volunteers, K9 units, drones, and rope crews to access steep drainages throughout the heavily wooded terrain.
The sheriff’s office described the area as “extremely rugged,” noting that poor visibility, dense forest cover, and limited road access have slowed progress. Searches have continued from early morning into late evening in an effort to cover as much ground as possible before weather conditions shift later in the week.
Aguilar-Cisneros is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 11 inches, approximately 220 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black raincoat, black rain pants, and a black-and-red baseball cap.
While investigators believe he remains somewhere within the search zone, anyone who may have seen Aguilar-Cisneros or has information about his whereabouts is urged to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150, option 1.
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