UPDATE 4/26/24: Stephen has been located and is no longer missing
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office was seeking public assistance in locating a missing Grants Pass area man.
The Sheriff's Office said they received a report that 75-year-old Stephen David Bowen went for a nature walk on Wednesday at about 4 p.m. and he had not returned to his home in the 100-block of Sunflower Lane off Highland Avenue as of Thursday morning.
Bowen is described as a white male adult, 5-feet-5-inches tall and 170 pounds, with long gray hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a T-shirt, lightweight coat, jeans and tennis shoes.
Josephine County Search & Rescue was activated late Wednesday night and volunteers joined deputies in the search until early yesterday.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Stephen Bowen is encouraged to contact the Sheriff's Office at (541)-474-5123.
