Body located in Powder River believed to be missing Baker City man
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
BAKER CITY – (๐๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ง’๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต)
On June 1, 2021, Sergeant Eric Colton received information of a possible body located in the Powder River near Hughes Lane.
At approximately 8:43 a.m., law enforcement responded to the Hughes Lane area and located the body. The Baker County Sheriffโs Office, Baker County Road Department, and Baker City Police Department worked to retrieve the body from the water. It is not yet known how long the body had been in the water, but it appeared to have been there for some time. Initial identification is believed to be that of Raleigh David Rust (46 yoa), who was reported missing on May 25, 2021 to the Baker City Police Department.
Official identification and cause of death is pending further investigation.
