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345 SE 5th, Madras, OR 97741 | 541.475.2275
Jefferson County sheriff's deputies check the Ashwood crash scene.
On March 3, at 6 p.m., family members of Arnold Polluck, 82, of Ashwood, called reporting that he was missing, according to information from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Polluck had last been seen several days earlier. Family members found his dog along the road in Ashwood and said it was very unusual for the dog and Polluck to be separated.
Sheriff's deputies and Oregon State Police responded to Ashwood, 30 miles northeast of Madras, and began an investigation. A search continued until late that night.
Deputies and family members resumed the search Thursday morning, and members of the Jefferson County Search and Rescue team were also notified and assisted in the search.
A volunteer pilot flew his airplane in the area for several hours during the search.
Thursday afternoon, ground searchers located Polluck's vehicle and remains approximately 40 feet down an embankment off Pony Butte Road, approximately seven miles east of U.S. Highway 97.
An investigation concluded that Polluck was driving west on Pony Butte Road and apparently failed to navigate a 180-degree switchback. His vehicle left the roadway and came to rest at the bottom of the embankment.
It appeared the accident occurred several days earlier. The exact cause of the crash is unknown and no crime is suspected, according to the press release.
