Jose Rivera Lara with Koda (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
UPDATE: The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release early Monday evening that Jose Rivera Lara was found safe and will be put into contact with his family.
“We appreciate the help from our local community by sharing information and submitting tips about possible last known locations,” the news release said.
Original story below:
Marion County deputies are looking for a man who they say didn’t return to his Salem home after leaving early Saturday morning.
The family of Jose Rivera Lara, 52, reported him missing Monday.
Family members told the Marion County Sheriff’s Office he was last seen driving his maroon 2004 Chevrolet Silverado with an Oregon license plate reading “HOSEB,” according to a Monday afternoon news release.
The sheriff’s office said he may have traveled to forest areas in rural Marion or Clackamas county.
Rivera Lara is about 5’6″, 185 pounds and has black hair with brown eyes. He left his home with a dog named Koda, a one-year-old shepherd.
The sheriff’s office asked anyone anyone who may have had contact with Rivera Lara to call the Marion County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch at 503-588-5032.
Jose Rivera Lara’s truck (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
