Twin infants missing and believed to be at risk
By Dan Thesman on Friday, March 31st, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
News release from Oregon Department of Human Services
SALEM – Jacob Wade and Jacobi Wade, twin infants who are five-months-old, went missing with their mother Alexis Wade and father William Wade from Portland, Ore. on March 24. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division believes that Jacob and Jacobi may be at risk and is searching for them to assess their safety.
ODHS asks the public to help in the effort to find Jacob and Jacobi. Anyone who suspects they have information about the location of them or Alexis and William Wade should call 911 or the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).
They were last seen with their parents in North Portland, but may be traveling out of state with them, possibly to Washington D.C.
Name: Jacob Wade
Pronouns: He/him
Date of birth: Nov. 11, 2022
Weight: 8 pounds
Hair: Black
Eye color: Brown
Other identifying information: Jacob and Jacobi are small twin infants and though they are 5-months-old they are the size of an average sized newborn.
Name: Jacobi Wade
Pronouns: He/him
Date of birth: Nov. 11, 2022
Weight: 7.65 pounds
Hair: Black
Eye color: Brown
Other identifying information: Jacob and Jacobi are small twin infants and though they are 5-months-old they are the size of an average sized newborn.
Sometimes when a child is missing they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety. As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances when it is determined necessary. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.
Report child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233). This toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year.
Photo via Oregon Department of Human Services
