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Man reunited with family by search and rescue team

Crook County Sheriff’s Office reports a successful search and rescue operation last week in which a young man was reunited with his father and brother at Reuter Campground.

The report came in at around 9:15 p.m. on June 20 that an 18-year-old who had been camping with his brother and father had gone missing.

According to the father, the male had gone mountain biking at around 5 p.m. on the trail system, but had not returned by 8 p.m.

The father had gone looking for him, but was not able to locate him before dark so called 911 to report him missing.

Several more deputies joined the initial resp...