A press release put out by the Oregon State Police early this afternoon confirmed that
on October 20, 2017, the missing Gold Beach resident, Karen Marie Dunlap was located in Curry County.
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, at approximately 6:15 PM, 57-year-old Gold Beach resident Karen Marie Dunlap was on the ocean shore at the South Jetty of the Rogue River when she went missing in the Pacific Ocean. It is believed she was swept out to sea by a large wave.
Friday afternoon, citizens in the area called authorities after locating a body in the Rogue River. This was near the area of the sand spit Karen Marie Dunlap was last seen. The Curry County Sheriff’s office responded and retrieved the body of a female, who was later unfortunately identified as 57 year old, Karen Dunlap.