DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in locating a missing Christmas Valley man after his vehicle was found in the Elliott State Forest.  On Sunday, November 30, 2025, deputies responded to a report of a white 2002 Ford utility pickup found unoccupied by hunters on an unmaintained roadway in the Elliott State Forest near Loon Lake. Deputies identified the vehicle as belonging to 61-year-old Robert Cotter of Christmas Valley, Oregon.  Cotter, who operates the business Robert C Handyman & Paint, had been providing handyman services to clients in the Reedsport and Elkton communities in Douglas County. He was last seen captured on security footage at a gas station in Christmas Valley on Sunday, November 2, 2025.  The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who may have seen Cotter or his vehicle since November 2nd to come forward. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 440-4471 and reference case number 25-4113.