# Stockton diver locates remains of missing Oregon 2-year-old Dane Paulsen

## Exposed. The remains of a missing two-year-old in Oregon have been found by a Stockton-based diver who runs a nonprofit that searches for drowning victims to bring their families closure.

### Dane Paulsen was last seen playing in the front yard of his home north of Siletz on March 1. The area is near the Siletz River and Highway 229.

Hundreds of search and rescue crews involving Oregon law enforcement, federal officials, and volunteers had been looking for the toddler ever since. The search effort concentrated on the Siletz River.

Diver Juan Heredia said on his Facebook page Tuesday that he located the body of “baby Dane” after two hours of diving the river. He later told reporters that Dane's body was found at the bottom of the Siletz River against a tree.

"There's no words," he said. "It's a baby and it's so hard."

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said Dane’s body was found around 11:13 a.m. about three miles downstream from his family's property.

Heredia was escorted to the river by a local guide and searched areas downstream from where the sheriff's office had "thoroughly combed," the sheriff's office said.

"Our thoughts are with the family, who are facing an unbearable sorrow," Sheriff Adam Shanks said in a statement. "We are deeply grateful for the support and dedication shown by the search teams and our communities throughout this difficult time, though we wish it was under different circumstances."

The sheriff’s office has said that there was no evidence of criminal activity in the case. ()

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