Deenah Martin Padgett, 68, went missing from the rural Prospect, Oregon area in late summer 2024. Reports place her last known sighting between mid-August and early September; she was officially reported missing on September 8, 2024. Petite at 4 feet 8 inches and 90 to 100 pounds, her last known clothing was a pair of black shorts.

Padgett had been camping at an undeveloped site along River Road near Forest Service Road 64 with her boyfriend and caregiver, Dave Whipple. Whipple told authorities he left the campsite to go to work and returned to find her gone. Family who traveled from Alabama found some of her personal belongings in the woods outside Prospect; searches by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue have been conducted. Whipple later died in December 2024.

With few solid leads and time passed, Padgett’s family suspects foul play and has considered hiring a private investigator. Anyone with information about Deenah Padgett’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.