December 24, 2025 11:30 a.m. 

The Douglas County Sheriff’s is renewing its call for information regarding a missing man, 61-year-old Robert Cotter.

Undersheriff Brad O’Dell said DCSO continues to investigate the disappearance of the Christmas Valley man whose vehicle was previously located abandoned in the Elliot State Forest inside Douglas County.

Undersheriff O’Dell said since the initial report, Douglas County Search and Rescue, along with teams from Josephine, Jackson, Siskiyou and Klamath counties, have conducted supplemental searches in and around the area where the vehicle was found. Those efforts did not reveal any additional information or result in locating Cotter.

Undersheriff O’Dell said the investigation remains ongoing, and deputies continue to follow up on leads and information related to Cotter’s disappearance. Cotter was last seen on November 2nd, and his white 2002 Ford utility pickup was discovered unoccupied on November 30th, on an unmaintained roadway near Loon Lake.

DCSO is again asking anyone who may have seen Cotter, had contact with him, or observed his vehicle after November 2nd to come forward. Undersheriff O’Dell said even information that may seem minor could be helpful to the investigation. Call DCSO at 440-4471 and reference case #25-4113.

DCSO has also received investigative assistance from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.