Crime & Safety

Missing Gresham Man Found Safe In Tigard

Cory Watkins, 30, was reportedly found in Tigard over the weekend.

GRESHAM, OR — Police on Monday said a missing Gresham man was found safe in Tigard over the weekend. No additional details were provided regarding the three week search for Cory Allan Watkins.

Watkins, 30, was reportedly planning a trip to Toketee Falls in Douglas County's Umpqua National Forest, police previously said, noting he was last known to be in the Crater Lake area on Nov. 14. Watkins' family last heard from him on Nov. 16, though he was supposed to be home for Thanksgiving, police said.

There was suspicion he may have gotten lost in the woods, but police have not clarified where he's been for nearly three weeks.

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