OR MICHAEL BRYSON: Missing from Hobo Camp, Lane Co, OR - 5 Aug 2020 - Age 27

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DORENA, Ore. -- Search efforts have grown to find 27-year-old Michael Bryson who went missing early Wednesday morning.

Bryson was camping at the Hobo Camp Campground with friends last week when he wandered away from the site Wednesday morning and that was the last time he was seen.


The search is not isolated to just the campground and surrounding areas. Friends have deployed into cities all over western Oregon looking for any leads that could point them to where he might be.

His family said the longest they've ever gone without hearing from him is two days.

"It's very rare that five days in he would not have reached out to mom, dad, or sister," his uncle said.

The effort to find Bryson has grown beyond just those who knew him.

A facebook group with more than 2,000 members is dedicated to finding the young man.

The man's dad said Bryson doesn't know a stranger. He said his son was kind and friendly to everyone he met. He said he hopes that's the energy that brings him home.

A $10,000 reward is available for any information leading to his discovery, all which was donated to fuel efforts to find him.

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Search efforts ramp up for missing Eugene man

The search for Michael Bryson has grown to a 2,000-member Facebook group and a $10,000 reward for information that helps find him.
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MICHAEL BRYSON has been missing from HOBO CAMP in LANE COUNTY OREGON since 8/5/20! 27 years old & 6'2" tall. CALL IN THAT TIP, NO MATTER HOW SMALL!

For more information on active searches and updates , go to the Let's Find Michael Bryson on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180812175619844/
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MEDIA - MICHAEL BRYSON: Missing from Hobo Camp, Lane Co, OR since 5 Aug 2020 - Age 27
 
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Kimster said:
Please know I’m not saying that something nefarious didn’t happen, either. I know people close to Michael’s family who strongly believe he was harmed by others, so I keep that in mind.
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As far as I'm concerned this one is wide open as to what may have happened. This one it is KNOWN to be messed up drugging, drinking, mind altering things going on with probably most if not all of the attendees AND who knows to this day if they know all of the attendees and those that came by, left, weren't invited but heard, etc.

I get all who think he wandered off or was himself in some drug induced or upset frame of mind but I also cannot rule out for any reason all the other drugged up messed up people and the chance anyone could have gotten into it or done anything to anyone. We can't take anyone imo at their word considering the circumstances. Did he just wander off? Did someone really say they didn't want him there? Was someone upset with him? Was he upset? Was there even some group mentality with a few directed at him? I mean anything's possible.

In revisiting this one, I find it almost odd that anyone bothered to let the parents know he was missing... I mean no one searched or stopped partying, etc. but they do alert or someone does, the parents...I've forgotten who...? Was it the party girl "twin" or "chaperone" or one of those three? There was quite an instinct I had reading posts back when I read it aLL the was it FB site?

I'll say this much, it can be put down to drugs and lack of memory of partygoers to get answers but go read all that, anyone, and i'd say there was far more cover up going on. Maybe their own butts and maybe worse.

So anyhow, I''m open to about all in this one but do find the clothing find much later very odd. Of course maybe someone didn't search, they claim someone or self did, and/or missed it but not so sure... Either way it was MUCH later and LE sure hasn't said much and that's a long time ago already...

I wonder if she's throwing herself the same kinds of parties for birthdays since or if she's grown up... Nah. Another spot, more buses, same thing.

I guess I shouldn't judge or assume, its youth and many of us/them have had their party days. Some though if someone went missing or died or something happened would go all out to help rather than cover their own arse or give a sh*t. It can be called drug induced forgetfulness, not knowing but the lack of straight answers etc. in this one is significant and I don't think it can all be chalked up to that.

Things too going on these days like legalizing all drugs is just a great way to go. NOT. Party on.

Sad.
 
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Wasn't the clothing though found some ways away, like miles, and somewhere that it would fit more with him having been in a vehicle, etc. and not just having wandered off and gotten lost or in trouble. On the way to town or some such? I migtht be wrong but I had the impression it was NOT near the camping site and of course it was after, long after, the attention and questions were not dying down.

I understand the densely wooded and i understand he could be dead out there somewhere and just hasn't been found.

Adult kids continuing to party and caring less sure didn't help. This whole thing is not just unfortunate but just such a stupid thing to do and lifestyle and mixing drugs etc., buses and more, just sooo ____________. I lack a word for that blank. Foolish? Immature? I need a better one. Risky? Uncaring? Idiocy?

But back to the clothing. It's like they found it and we heard and since not much more about it. I hate silence and it could mean nothing is being done but for some reason I feel there is still an investigation going on here.... I don't know why but I feel that way.

On its face the clothing find was HUGE after no sign anywhere for a long time and finally a sign and a confirmed one it was his right the way I recall?
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I get the impression that in ten years someone will finally break and tell the story to the police. Dateline, 48 Hours or 20/20 will do a show about it. We'll see.
 
Guess Who said:
Exactly! People don't seem to understand just how dark it is in those areas without light pollution. You can't see right in front of you if you wander out of the light. Which could also be what leads to misadventure in a lot of cases. You can't see what you are doing, let alone what others are doing, then add inebriation on whatever to the mix...
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Yeah and with that very true pitch darkness you don't get far running and wandering either before tripping for the third time, falling into something or running into a tree. Especially messed up.

I don't know if there is wrongdoing or not but for me it tilts ever so slightly that way. Not hugely, maybe 52 to 48 percent. And for me on my scale that isn't enough to have a real strong opinion and can fluctuate easily with info. I DO find most of the players to be quite untruthful and untrustworthy. Of course the fact most were not doing things they'd want known complicates that and could be the sole reason.

I've never done drugs but can say that I've been at some parties where everyone else is, nothing on this scale for size though. And I know of parties that big many I knew attended and heard of the mishaps, events, memories, for years after, etc. I'm no expert on drugs and what each type does other than an idea of a few. I have been at a party like where they put a bunch of pills in a bottle of booze and passed it around. I passed, meaning I did not drink from it. Only two of ten did from what I saw. A couple pretended imo that they did. I find that all very stupid and dangerous.

Others here know more than I on it.

But I guess what I am getting at is there is often more than one sober at such a gatheing. And even people who indulged in such have memories years later of the party., events and what they saw, not that they necessarialy saw everything with such a crowd.

To me, and if i recall there was talk of it, and I think it may even be known, a code of silence and I'm not sure it is just to cover butts on drug use and provision, etc. It seems to be more. I read ALL of the FB posts back when and even the parents engaging (mostly Tina) with some on there. I don't recall all but a few stood out. I'm sure and would bet or hope LE has as well.

Anyhow I don't know my point, I had another one and I don't know the answers here. I have a few early morning hours or had as I go in a bit later today but am already up. And was up later last night as I knew today was later (not that I slept any later obviously). So trying to catch up on some other case threads like this one, Landry, Holland and more than the busier ones I generally try to stay on top of like Murdaugh, Delphi, Daybell.

I don't know what happened here but they aren't all forgetful just from drugs and being messed up, they are purposely not providing answers imo in many cases. That could be to cover their own illicit drug use and more or it could be due to something else happened to Michael than his wandering off alone.
 
Cousin Dupree said:
I have no :censored: idea!
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Wow I think I sense honesty there in your response.

I'll tell ya where I head with this when just not thinking on it and the instinct. I think a number/small group is responsible. For something. I think they toyed with him, taunted him or naively got him to go with them, messed with him, etc. At minimum. Gave him something or he took sh*t himself, killed him, beat on him or dumped him out somewhere, etc. I base this on bits and pieces. I have no idea and am sure not saying it is true or correct, it is just where I find myself. That's after reading a very lengthy FB thing and every comment and comment under a comment and other things said in it.

Or maybe an accidental overdose or something or accident but again a cover up at least.

I think a car was involved and/or movement of a body or it all started with it in a car and him along.

This is all total speculation on my part but I do think people know, at least some do.

I think once it was all taken care of the parents were called. I mean why would they be otherwise. This group was partying, what is so odd about someone not being there who may have gone off with a friend, to another party, etc. or even wandered off upset at 4 or so a.m. Even if his car still there etc. why the concern? By this bunch? Why would you want parents or authorites, etc.? Because it is all covered, you are moving the party, people are leaving and more and because explaining that and more later as to not reporting him missing would be harder to explain. They had their story and executed it.

I don't know of course. Just my thoughts with variable possibilities. Based on some things though.

I do think he's dead and I think at least some in the group know it and knew it and likely even caused it or helped to.

I differ in this one than Landry. In that one I feel he may have staged it or went with someone and initially been alive but I doubt he is today.

The circumstances and people around are far different yet many think both drug induced shed clothing and got lost and died somehow in the woods, etc. I don't see the two cases the same at all and I think that's an easy one size fits all assumption and answer. Anytime there are no answers and a body isn't found.

But of course I don't know either. Just my thoughts. I think in this one at least one person if not more knows exactly what happened if not even involved in it.

I wonder how many of these "kids" (supposed adults now) are continuing this kind of thing. Probably a fair number.

You know too that it was really unfair of Michael to ruin what's her face's birthday party. Yeah I recall that I believe as an actual remark by her.

Quite the prize isn't she...
 
GrandmaBear said:
Wasn't the clothing though found some ways away, like miles, and somewhere that it would fit more with him having been in a vehicle, etc. and not just having wandered off and gotten lost or in trouble. On the way to town or some such? I migtht be wrong but I had the impression it was NOT near the camping site and of course it was after, long after, the attention and questions were not dying down.
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No, it was near the campground, only about a mile away.
Page 9 of this thread has the details about his clothing being found.
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:
No, it was near the campground, only about a mile away.
Page 9 of this thread has the details about his clothing being found.
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Okay. Thank you. I thought it further for some reason so not exactly right there but not miles. I just recall talk that made it seem to me it was not in the more "all searched" area of the campground, I recall speculation about
 
Okay then. Seems pretty odd then all that time later that no one had found it sooner if within that kind of radius and if searched before.

It also seemed to me it was not far off a roadway, am I recalling that correctly?

I know I recall there were other campgrounds around and their noise and such even bothered others. And the homeless women or a few homeless, etc. I guess I wonder what this mile away was near as to roads, campgrounds, and other things.

I don't see someone getting far after shedding their clothes. Guessy goes on about pitch black and yeah, you'd be tripping, running to things and more and I'd think would be done for pretty quick as to continuing on. If other campgrounds were near with campfires,lights or such, that might change thins some and the time is key too. It may have been dark at 4ish or whatever it was but in the summer it would e lightening with an hour or so wouldn't it? Not to mention I just looked at my security cams at my home and it should be pitch dark outside and it isn't. I'm not sure why. Moon? I can see every building and every tree.

I'm just saying it is really debatable all of it. Whether he could see, whether he couldn't. Even whether he had a flashlight or anything, who the heck knows. It's been so long I don't recall, did he have a phone??? Why do I think it was in the car or something or am I wrong...?
 
Kimster said:
I’d love to go up there and look around for myself and get an understanding of the area but to be honest, I don’t feel safe going up there by myself.
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I wouldn't feel safe either if I were you. I'd definitely go with someone even if only a drive. It's hard to say if this was foul play or an accident that's for sure. And unlikely but could even have been a crime committed not by partygoers but someone else in that area.

Do they still occasionally do searches, like family organize them or anything each spring or annually or anything? You could offer to go on one of those in broad daylight with partnering up so you wouldn't be alone.

That is of course, if you really want to. It wouldn't give any night/dark ideas necessarily but would show what if anything was near where his clothing was found (homes, campgrounds with any lights or one, etc.?) and just area, layout, distance, terrain.

You know the area right as to where it is and have probably been through there but just don't know it well of couirse?
 
GrandmaBear said:
I wouldn't feel safe either if I were you. I'd definitely go with someone even if only a drive. It's hard to say if this was foul play or an accident that's for sure. And unlikely but could even have been a crime committed not by partygoers but someone else in that area.

Do they still occasionally do searches, like family organize them or anything each spring or annually or anything? You could offer to go on one of those in broad daylight with partnering up so you wouldn't be alone.

That is of course, if you really want to. It wouldn't give any night/dark ideas necessarily but would show what if anything was near where his clothing was found (homes, campgrounds with any lights or one, etc.?) and just area, layout, distance, terrain.

You know the area right as to where it is and have probably been through there but just don't know it well of couirse?
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I’ve heard that people occasionally go up there and do searches, yes. I hear about it after the fact.
 
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3rd annual 5K Shuffle run hosted by the Michael Bryson Foundation

Dozens of community members came out for the 3rd annual 5k Shuffle for Michael Bryson.
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3rd annual 5K Shuffle run hosted by the Michael Bryson Foundation​

For the third year in a row, the Michael Bryson Foundation hosted their 5K shuffle, and dozens of community members showed up for the run.

Michael Bryson disappeared in August of 2020 while partying with friends in a Dorena area campground. His family set up the Michael Bryson Foundation with hopes of bringing him back and helping other families whose loved ones have gone missing. It is a commitment they reaffirmed at the run, according to Parrish Bryson, Michael's father.

"One of our main things for the foundation is that there is not a finish line. And when we do bring Michael home, we're not done. We will continue to be a voice for every missing person, not just in Lane County but state-wide and nation-wide," he said.


The foundation also focuses on highlighting problems with mental health and addiction. According to the family, before his disappearance Michael Bryson had his own problems with addiction. This year, the foundation was able to give a scholarship to a Harrisburg School Student. It is aimed at supporting students who want to work in social services or music. The Bryson family hopes to expand the program in the future.

"Our goal is to, next year, do a thousand dollar scholarship to the Tri-County area -- which would be Junction City, Monroe and Harrisburg -- and ultimately open that up state-wide," Parrish said.

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