Portland police are asking people to watch for 60-year-old Yuriy Shevyakov, who has not returned after leaving home in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 23. He left the 12100 block of Southeast Holgate Boulevard at about 6 p.m., and efforts to find him have so far been unsuccessful.
The search matters now because police say Shevyakov may need medication. He is described as a white man, 5 feet 7 inches tall and about 150 pounds, and he was last seen wearing a beige cap, a blue checkered shirt, a blue suit jacket, black pants and black shoes.
Police say Shevyakov primarily speaks Russian and has limited English, which can make it harder for him to ask for help. He also has no phone or money, though he is familiar with the transit system. Those details leave open the same practical question behind many missing-adult cases: whether he can move on his own, but still avoid contact long enough to stay out of sight.
Anyone who sees Shevyakov should call 911. People with non-urgent information can email the Portland Police Missing Persons Unit at [email protected] and reference case No. 26-309433. For families and friends following similar searches, the urgency is familiar; readers have seen how quickly a public appeal can matter in cases such as the Portland Marathon runner Treyton Lara death coverage and other local sports and public-safety reports, but this one now turns on finding Shevyakov before more time passes.
