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Kenneth Budlong Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mt. Hood, Oregon on Sep 24, 1995

Victim Details

Aug 05, 2014

Apr 11, 2024

Kenneth

Budlong

75

45

69 inches

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 24, 1995

Mt. Hood

Oregon

Hood River County

No

23404

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Oregon City

Oregon

Clackamas County

97045

James White

Detective

2223 Kaen Road, Oregon

5037855000

County

Law Enforcement

https://clackamas.us/sheriff

1995-36072

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/19/2026


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In the late summer of 1995, 45-year-old Kenneth Budlong, a seasoned mountaineer and an executive at Nike, embarked on a solo climb of Mount Hood in Oregon on September 24th. An experienced climber with 22 prior summits of this very peak, Budlong chose to ascend via the challenging Cathedral Ridge, a route on the northwest side of the mountain he had not previously attempted. This adventure was part of a well-deserved ten-week sabbatical he had earned after twenty years with his company, and he h ...
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Last Seen: Sep 24, 1995

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