November 10, 2021 5:30 p.m. 

A man missing since Sunday was found deceased on Tuesday.

Captain Gabe Fabrizio of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said the body of 77-year old Jesse Valle was located less than 500 meters from where he disappeared in a rural area near Myrtle Point. Fabrizio said it’s believed the man succumbed to the elements shortly after becoming lost.

While certainly not the outcome that had been hoped for, Fabrizio said the search, which concluded at about 11:30 a.m., gives the family some closure.

The CCSO release thanked Valle’s family and friends for their assistance, along with Search and Rescue personnel from Douglas, Jackson and Coos counties, and members of the U.S. Coast Guard.