Missing children safely located in Klamath County through help of DSCO and OSP
Barney Lerten
(Update: three missing children located)
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The three young children who went missing with their mother in Bend earlier this week have been found, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.
The children were found at a residence in Klamath County following an extensive search effort led by the DSCO, with assistance from the Oregon State Police.
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Josh Spano traveled to Klamath County with an OSP Trooper to recover the children. After more than an hour of calm and compassionate negotiation, the children’s mother, Desirae Gross, agreed to relinquish custody. They were safely turned over to ODHS without incident.
No additional details will be released at this time out of respect for the children’s privacy and the sensitive nature of this case.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is grateful for the public’s concern and support throughout the search. The most important outcome is that the children were found safe.
Dale Beaver, age 2, Isabella Beaver, age 1, and Ethan Biven, age 3, went missing with their mother, Desirae Gross, from Bend on Tuesday. The Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division said early Friday evening it “believes that they may be at risk and is searching for them to assess their safety.”
Here’s the rest of the DHS missing child alert, with details about the three children:
ODHS asks the public to help in the effort to find the children. Anyone who suspects they have information about the location of the children or the mother should call 911 or the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).
The family is believed to be in the Bend area, potentially at a houseless encampment along North Highway 97.
Name: Dale Beaver Pronouns: he/him Date of birth: 11/16/2022 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Report #25-40500 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2057007
Name: Isabella Beaver Pronouns: she/her Date of birth: 1/9/2024 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Report #25-40500 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2057007
Name: Ethan Biven Pronouns: he/him Date of birth: 12-15-2021 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Report #25-40500 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2057007
Sometimes when a child is missing, they may be in significant danger, and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety.
As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances when it is determined necessary. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.
Report child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233). This toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year.