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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW SPECIAL REPORT: Medford Water Commission may have downplayed lead pipes, warnings of corrosion ... The Civil War lives this weekend at Hanley Farm ... Robber who wore underwear on head gets prison time ... SPECIAL REPORT: Medford Water Commission may have downplayed lead pipes, warnings of corrosion ... The Civil War lives this weekend at Hanley Farm ... Robber who wore underwear on head gets prison time ... Since You Asked: Boy lost at Crater Lake remains a mystery Seeing a story in the paper on March 1 about a 13-year-old boy lost in the snow in Washington made me think of the boy who was visiting Crater Lake a few years back and bolted into the woods. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 4, 2010 at 12:01 AM Posted Mar. 4, 2010 at 12:01 AM » Social News Seeing a story in the paper on March 1 about a 13-year-old boy lost in the snow in Washington made me think of the boy who was visiting Crater Lake a few years back and bolted into the woods. I remember searchers looked for him for quite a while with no success. Was he ever found? — A.B., via e-mail Sadly, the mystery of Samuel Boehlke's disappearance remains unsolved more than three years after he vanished near the rim of the caldera at Crater Lake National Park. Horsemen, mountain rescue squads and searchers with dogs combed the north rim of Crater Lake for days in October 2006 after the 8-year-old Portland-area boy became separated from his father. Rescue specialists from as far as northern Washington and Southern California gathered at Oregon's only national park to look for the boy known as "Sammie." Helicopters combed a 4,000-acre search area, and rappellers from Yosemite National Park scrambled down the steep caldera looking for the boy, but no trace of him was ever found. During the search, park officials said Sammie had some behaviors that were associated with low-level autism, but he had not been diagnosed with an autism disorder. The family declined to talk to reporters during the search, which ended when early season snow covered the park. Michael Justin, public information officer for the park, said Wednesday that a large search-and-rescue training exercise at the park last fall focused on locating some trace of the boy, but nothing was found. Justin said Sammie's disappearance "still keeps me awake at night sometimes. We feel so sorry for the family." The fruitless search in the snow reminded some volunteers of a similar effort eight years earlier just a few miles away. In December 1998, dozens of volunteers tramped through deep snow in search of Derrick Engebretson, an 8-year-old Klamath County boy who vanished while cutting a Christmas tree with his father. That search ended after a week, when searchers could find no sign of the boy. His disappearance remains a mystery, too. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected]. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 4, 2010 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501