SILETZ, Ore. – Authorities in Lincoln County, along with the Oregon State Police and the FBI, are searching for a missing two-year-old boy who vanished Saturday afternoon.
Dane Paulsen was playing in the yard of a residence near milepost 21 on Siletz River Highway at approximately 4 p.m. on March 1. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified of his disappearance at 4:25 p.m., prompting an immediate response from multiple agencies, including Siletz Valley Fire, Oregon State Police, Newport Police Department, Lincoln City Police Department, and Lincoln County Search and Rescue.
Search efforts began immediately, with emergency personnel scouring the property and surrounding areas on foot and by air. Drones, equipped with cameras and thermal imaging technology, were used in the search efforts.
Dane has brown hair and green eyes. He wore a gray fuzzy hoodie with teddy bear ears, black pants, and blue and white shoes.
Authorities have identified a late-90s gold-colored station wagon, possibly a 1996 Mercury Sable with tinted windows, as a vehicle of interest. Witnesses reported seeing the car in the area around the time Dane disappeared. It was traveling south on Siletz River Highway near mile marker 20, driving from Lincoln City, about three miles north of Siletz.
Officials expressed gratitude to the approximately 150 community members who’ve joined in the search efforts. The investigation and active search for Dane Paulsen remain ongoing.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information regarding Dane’s whereabouts or the suspicious vehicle to contact their Tip Line at 541-265-0669 or their non-emergency dispatch at 541-265-0777.
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