Breaking: Missing Stanfield man found
Published 9:05 am Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The Stanfield man who went missing Sunday, May 3, while hunting mushrooms near the Mount Emily Snow Park has been found.
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office reported Mickey Cearns, 69, was located and returned to his family the morning of May 6.
Cearns went missing May 3 at approximately 2:20 p.m. during a family mushroom hunting trip. He was last seen in the area just north of the Mount Emily Snow Park, off Forest Road 3102. The Umatilla County Regional Dispatch Center received the initial call from a concerned family member.
The Umatilla County Search and Rescue Team mobilized immediately, with members conducting ground searches, deploying several drone flights to survey the area and using dogs to search. SAR teams from Baker, Union and Grant counties responded to assist.
The sheriff’s office also reported it will release more information later.