Crime & Safety

Oregon Teen Still Missing Two Months Later

Marciano Sakhoeun has been missing since Oct. 18.

OREGON -- An Oregon teenager has been missing for two months as of Tuesday. Marciano Sakhoeun, 17, was last seen on Oct. 18 in his Saint Helens home, about 30 miles north of Portland.

The teenager, who had just enlisted in the Marines, went for a walk around 11 p.m. on Oct. 18, and has been missing since, his father, Toby Sakhoeun told NBC's Dateline.

Four days later, his disappearance was reported to Saint Helens police,the news site reported.

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“We pinged his cell phone and the last ping came to a cell tower just north of [Saint Helens], but according to the cell phone company his phone had been off for several days," Police Chief Terry Moss told Dateline.

Marciano has black hair, brown eyes and is 5"5' tall and 145 pounds. He has a tattoo on his upper left arm.

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Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to call the police at 503-397-1521.

--Photo courtesy of Saint Helens Police Department

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