Police release sketches in missing man case

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. - Authorities on Sunday released two sketches of men being sought in the bizarre disappearance of a Corbett man three days ago.

Authorities said Gerald and Lynn Stomps met someone to go fishing between 6 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Friday near a bridge on Southeast Gordon Creek Road, but somehow an altercation started. Someone pulled out a gun and pushed Lynn Stomps over a guardrail, causing her to fall nearly 20 feet to the ground.

Investigators said she suffered broken bones but was still able to somehow crawl up the embankment. It took her two hours to get to the point where a passerby could see her, and that person called 911.

Her husband, however, was gone, and she later told investigators she couldn't remember exactly what happened before she was pushed.

Her condition improved over the weekend. She was upgraded from serious to fair condition at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

The couple's son told KATU Sunday his parents are very caring and trusting people and they were meeting someone his father had recently befriended, but he declined to say more.

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office on Sunday evening released two sketches based on descriptions given by Lynn Stomps.

One was of an acquaintance of Gerald Stomps that she knew only as "Dave," who was described by authorities as a "person of interest" in the case. The sheriff's office said he is white, in his 40s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. SEE THE SKETCH

Investigators were searching for his gold-colored, newer model GMC or Chevrolet pickup with an extended cab and no canopy.

The second sketch was of a stranger who was described as a suspect in the case. Authorities described him only as a white man of undetermined age, about 6 feet tall with a stocky build. SEE THE SKETCH

Meanwhile, crews spent the entire weekend searching in vain for the 60-year-old victim, who was described as an avid outdoorsman last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and a camouflage jacket.

Authorities did not plan to resume the ground search after Sunday, saying they had exhausted all possibilities in the area.

"We haven't found any of his clothing," said Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy Keith Bybee. "We really haven't found anything. That's the mystery behind this whole thing."

If you have any information on the case, call the sheriff's office tip line at (503) 261-2847.