Missing man's remains located by Search & Rescue

EAGLE POINT, Ore.- The body of a Medford man missing for over a year was found outside of Eagle Point.

According to Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Shawn Richards, a crashed vehicle and skeletal remains were found on the side of Highway 140 by Medford citizens Adam Montgomery and Aaron Jimenez on Tuesday.

On Thursday those remains were positively identified as 47-year-old Graham Case.

NBC5 previously reported case went missing back in June 2023.

Richards says it’s likely case died as a result of the crash soon after he went missing and has been hidden in forested terrain ever since.

“The area where the vehicle is, we’ve done multiple searches and had not been able to see it. You can call it luck, you can call it divine intervention, you know, we were able to find it this time,” Richards said.

Richards says when case went missing, his direction of travel was unknown, so how and why he ended up near Highway 140 remains a mystery.

Richards gives his condolences to the family and friends of Graham Case.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue has located the remains of a man who has been missing for over a year. Here is a link to our original report.

Here is the Media Release from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office:

RURAL EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) located a crashed vehicle and skeletal remains Tuesday, August 6, in steep, forested terrain on the side of Highway 140 outside of Eagle Point. On Thursday the remains were scientifically identified as Graham Case, of Medford, missing since June 22, 2023.

On Tuesday afternoon, SAR personnel responded to an unrelated call and were conducting a drone search in the area. This tip led SAR to search a broader area and ultimately find what appeared to be a crashed white Mercedes SUV in steep and densely forested terrain alongside Hwy 140. JCSO detectives responded to the scene, located human remains, and confirmed the vehicle as belonging to Case. A Central Point Police Department Medical Examiner arrived on scene and collected the remains with assistance from JCSO and SAR Tactical Rope Rescue Team personnel.

Our condolences go out to Graham Case’s family and friends. Thank you to the responding SAR volunteers, the Medford residents who provided Tuesday’s tip, Dr. Pearson from East Main Dental Center in Medford, and everyone over the past year who participated in the search.