74-year-old Salem man found at a family member's house in Canby

Kelly Jordan
Statesman Journal

Editor's note: The license plate number provided by officials has been corrected. The Oregon license plate on Johnson's 1997 Ford Ranger reads 365JLN.

Update 7 p.m. June 18

Salem resident Axel Johnson was located Tuesday, according to Sgt. Jeremy Landers with the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies located Johnson, 74, uninjured, just after noon at a family member's house in the Canby area, Landers said. 

Family members who had previously reported Johnson missing were able to get in contact with him and assist deputies in locating him. 

Deputies are not releasing aditional information. 

Original story

Marion County deputies are searching for an elderly Salem man after his family reported him missing Sunday.

Family members reported 74-year-old Axel Johnson missing from his Salem area apartment. According to his apartment manager, Johnson has not been seen since June 4, after he notified him he was leaving to move in with his daughter.

Family members told deputies that Johnson does not keep in regular contact with them, but it is unusual for him to be gone for extended periods of time. It does not appear he had not taken any belongings with him when he left the apartment.

Axel Johnson, 74, went missing from his Salem area apartment on June 4, 2019.

Axel Johnson, 74, is a white male, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 155 pounds. He has blue eyes and blonde hair with gray streaks. He is typically clean shaven and wears glasses. Deputies say he left his apartment in his green 1997 Ford Ranger pickup truck with an Oregon license plate 365JLN.

Deputies are asking anyone who has seen Mr. Johnson or has information about his current location to contact Deputy Jason Remmy at 503-798-5718 or call the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency number at 503-588-5032.

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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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