Police Say Missing University of Portland Student Might Have Hopped a Train

Sgt. Stephen Yakots with the Portland Police Bureau gives an update on missing University of Portland student Owen Klinger. Police say Klinger was watching YouTube videos about hopping freight trains before he disappeared.

The direction he was walking was an area where freight trains are commonly staged. He had also watched the movie Into the Wild in which a young man leaves to go to Alaska to 'go live off the grid.

Family and friends of missing University of Portland student Owen Klinger aren't giving up hope. His family said they plan to have more search parties.


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