Hockinson residents are organizing a search of the community Tuesday night for a man who’s been missing since Saturday.
Police describe Vladimir Dubrovsky-Griswold, 22, as white, 5-feet-10-inches tall, with light brown hair in a ponytail. He left his house around 3:50 p.m. Saturday wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, tan hat and Danner work boots, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. The agency said he often talks into his hand like a microphone.
Police said he is on the Autistic Spectrum and functions at a 12-year-old level. The sheriff’s office asks Hockinson residents to search their properties, outbuildings and water features and said people with autism are often drawn to water.
Searchers gathered in the parking lot of the old middle school at 17912 N.E. 159th St. in Hockinson, across from the Chevron. They were given maps and flyers in hopes of covering as much ground as possible.
They have started a Facebook group for people share potential sightings or searches, called “Find Vladimir Dubrovsky-Griswold.”
His aunt, Janet Campbell, asks anyone who thinks they might know where he is to call 311. If trying to approach him, she suggested telling him, “Auntie Janet is missing you.” Campbell is also asking people in the area to check any cameras or any livestock feed.
Campbell said he left home with a jug of water and protein shake, that is likely depleted by now. She said he’s never disappeared like this before.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s Search and Rescue Team searched around Dubrovsky-Griswold’s home on Sunday, the department stated. Thirty volunteers, drones and search dogs were unable to find him. The sheriff’s office also sent out a reverse 911 call to 400 homes in the area. Search and Rescue teams have continued to search the area Monday and Tuesday.
The community search party also convened Monday night and will continue to search for as long as it takes, Campbell said.
