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$*** 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 *** 𝐉𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐖𝐊𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆. On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Hawks was contacted by deputies at his residence. He was confirmed to be safe and is no longer considered missing. The Sheriff's Office would like to thank the community for their assistance in this investigation. No further information will be released. #### \ \ \ \ Original Release 8/12/26 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐅'𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐍 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating 52-year-old Jeffrey Alan Hawks of Drain who was reported missing to deputies on Tuesday evening. Hawks was last seen on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m., when he departed Murphy Plywood, located at 2350 Prairie Road in Eugene. Hawks was expected to return to his residence in the 13000 block of Upper Smith River Road in Drain, but there are no indications he ever arrived. Hawks has not contacted family or friends and has missed several days of work. His cell phone is currently powered off or out of service range. Hawks is described as a white male, standing 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing approximately 275 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. He is associated with a white 2005 Toyota Sequoia bearing Oregon license plate 216HMS. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and DCSO Search and Rescue teams are actively searching for Hawks with the assistance and coordination of Lane County Sheriff's Office and LCSO Search and Rescue. Anyone with information regarding Hawks' whereabouts, or who may have seen him or his vehicle is asked to contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at (541) 440-4471 or by email dcso.pio@douglascountyor.gov. Please reference DCSO Case #26-2518.$

*** 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 *** 𝐉𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐖𝐊𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆. On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Hawks was contacted by deputies at his residence. He was confirmed to be safe and is no longer considered missing. The Sheriff's Office would like to thank the community for their assistance in this investigation. No further information will be released. #### \ \ \ \ Original Release 8/12/26 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐅'𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐍 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating 52-year-old Jeffrey Alan Hawks of Drain who was reported missing to deputies on Tuesday evening. Hawks was last seen on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m., when he departed Murphy Plywood, located at 2350 Prairie Road in Eugene. Hawks was expected to return to his residence in the 13000 block of Upper Smith River Road in Drain, but there are no indications he ever arrived. Hawks has not contacted family or friends and has missed several days of work. His cell phone is currently powered off or out of service range. Hawks is described as a white male, standing 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing approximately 275 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. He is associated with a white 2005 Toyota Sequoia bearing Oregon license plate 216HMS. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and DCSO Search and Rescue teams are actively searching for Hawks with the assistance and coordination of Lane County Sheriff's Office and LCSO Search and Rescue. Anyone with information regarding Hawks' whereabouts, or who may have seen him or his vehicle is asked to contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at (541) 440-4471 or by email [email protected]. Please reference DCSO Case #26-2518.

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