Update on missing Kaylee Birt out of Harney County

By on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories

Harney County(Release from Harney County Sheriff’s Office)-6 PM Update: Today’s search concluded and will resume again tomorrow April 9, 2025.

At 2:30 PM : (As of 11 AM today)

We continue to search for Kaylee Birt, age 29, who was reported missing on April 4, 2025, as she was traveling from Klamath Falls, OR to Iowa.

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ: Search will focus on willow thickets with the search K9s and ground personnel. Report from the ground is that it’s not as windy today. We also have air support from Oregon State Police.

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ’๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ:

โ€ฃ Harney County Search & Rescue

โ€ฃ Lake County Search & Rescue, K9 Team

โ€ฃ Local ranchers: Roaring Springs Crew with 2 on horseback, 1 UTV

โ€ฃ Malheur County Search & Rescue

โ€ฃ Oregon State Police

โ€ฃ Harney County Sheriff’s Office

๐˜๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ:

Yesterday, search efforts continued, with air support being hampered by windy conditions.

โ€ฃ Harney County Search & Rescue

โ€ฃ Lake County Search & Rescue, K9 Team

โ€ฃ Local ranchers: Roaring Springs Ranch, Whitehorse Ranch, Kenny Haigh, Brooke Hendricks for a total of 13 locals on horses and four wheeler

โ€ฃ Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (Nevada) Search & Rescue Plane

โ€ฃ Oregon State Police

โ€ฃ Harney County Sheriff’s Office

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April 6, 2025 post here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15DZfxrxdx/

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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MYiqdhePf

Photo of Kaylee: Best friend and roommate to Kaylee, Lindsey Hastings.

Photo from search April, 8, 2025

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