News release from the Coos Co. Sheriff’s Office. On August 31, 2015 the Coos County Sheriff’s office received a report that a deceased subject had been located in the Siskiyou National Forest of the United States Forest Service land south of Powers, Oregon. The subject had been located near a future logging operation. Deputies responded to the area which is in a very remote section of Coos County about 20-30 miles south of Powers. Prior to the deputies’ arrival the Powers Fire Department ambulance had been led in to the location by United States Forest Service personnel. Upon their arrival the Fire Personnel confirmed the subject was deceased. They also gave Dispatch a license plate of the vehicle that was located there. It was learned through this license plate that the person had been reported as a missing person out of Douglas County. On August 28, 2015 the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported Gerald Lorenz as a missing endangered person. He had been reported to be last seen on 27 August at 7 AM when he left his home in the Douglas County area to find a friend who was on fire watch on a logging operation in the West Fork region of the Cow Creek Valley. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene in the Eden Valley area of the Siskiyou National Forest which can be reached from the Cow Creek Valley via paved roads near the intersections of Coos, Douglas, Curry and Josephine counties. The scene investigation makes investigators believe Mr. Lorenz had his 2 wheel drive pickup become stuck off the main logging road. In an attempt to maneuver equipment to remove his vehicle from being stuck Mr. Lorenz died. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was contacted after the removal of Mr. Lorenz and they made notification to the next of kin. At this time the Coos County Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting the ongoing investigation into the cause and manner of death of Gerald Lorenz. An autopsy is scheduled to take place within the next few days. The Coos County Sheriff’s office would like to thank the United States Forest Service and the Powers Fire Department for their assistance in the investigation and removal of Gerald Lorenz from the mountain.