(UPDATE) MISSING: FIRE WATCHER BRIAN GREELEY, 47, DISAPPEARS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. LOOKOUT BURNED.
by Katie Reeves, KGWA Staff
Mon, September 25th, 2023, 3:45 PM
Point Hope, Oregon (KGWA): Point Hope Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find a missing fire watcher, Brian Greeley, 47, who was last seen more than two weeks ago on Monday, September 4th, on the Frog Creek lookout at McLaren National State Forest. His last contact with the Forestry Department Head was in the early hours of Saturday, September 23rd, when he reported an emergency broadcast on the radio before communications were inexplicably cut off.
PHPD and the National Park Services (NPS) have scoured through the Frog Creek Lookout to find the tower collapsed due to an unknown fire. Fortunately, the fire had not spread to the surrounding forest due to damp weather conditions. Blood belonging to Brian Greeley has been confirmed, and the local police and NPS has designated the area as an active crime scene. They consider Brian Greeley is still alive but potentially injured.
At this time, there is no other information available, but the police said they would post an update once more information becomes available.
Update (09/30/2023): Five days after being reported missing, Brian Greeley’s body has been found eleven miles north of the Frog Creek Lookout by four TikTok and Twitch steamers, including popular YouTuber and vlogger, Dylan Griffin, 21, visiting the local area. Chilling photos of Greeley’s remains emerged online, posted by Griffin and co., which had accrued over three million views since it was posted yesterday and received backlash online.
“Local police authorities are investigating. This is heartbreaking news, and all forestry officials have reached out to his ex-wife, his children, and his extended family to offer support and assistance,” Susan Machins, a fellow colleague of Greeley’s, said in an official statement from the forestry department.
PHPD spokesperson, Fernand Blompkin, said in a press conference this morning that they were “analyzing evidence to establish the facts, conditions, and causes of death,” which they described as either a possible homicide or an animal attack.
The Greeley family had requested the video be taken down. The hikers are cooperating fully on the investigation with the NPS and PHPD. Blompkin has urged local residents and tourists to be cautious and keep a lookout when venturing into McLaren Forest when rumors begin to spread online of an endangered wild predator stalking the area.
This is an active investigation.
*Text excerpt between Dylan Griffin (YouTube Channel: Dylan Does Stuff) and Twitch Streamer, Retto Kearns (Iron_grimms).
Dylan: My freaking team won’t let me post a freaking video for the next two weeks.
Retto: lol. Got your apology video down yet?
Dylan: I’m doing it tomorrow. Hoping it dies down soon.
Retto: You don’t want to let that simmer on too long, dude.
Dylan: I know. I have to practice pretending to cry on camera. We found a dead body. Big deal.
Retto: Shouldn’t have live-streamed —crying face emoji—
Dylan: I’m good. I’ll be in West Hollywood with friends. Hoping to forget about this.
*no messages for the next three hours
Retto: Saw someone throw a slushy on you. It’s all over TikTok. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel·fire.net
Dylan: Just a bunch of assholes.
Retto: Did you go to The Den with Heidi?
Retto: Dude, her boyfriend’s gonna fuck you up!
Dylan: He’s not gonna know.
Retto: She showed up on that slushy vid. I recognized her voice.
Dylan: Shit. I’ll smooth things out. It’s not like we’re alone.
Retto: Wanna hear something?
Retto: I looked up the Greeley guy.
Dylan: Jesus H. Let’s forget about that.
Retto: No, no, hear me out. There’s a bunch of people gone missing around the area in the last two weeks.
Retto: Heard about the Green Hill massacre?
Dylan: The stabbing thing Cole was going on about?
Retto: Yeah. Same town. It wasn’t reported a lot nationwide because there was two mass shootings at the same time in Ohio and Florida. 8 Dead, all stabbed to death. And get where they found the killer’s car? McLaren Forest.
Dylan: You’re kidding.
Retto: Nope. And get this: Various residents from town went missing as well. Prominent ones.
Dylan: holy shit. You just gave me a freaking idea.
Dylan: I can make a video about this.
Dylan: Why not? Looks like the police ain’t doing a damn thing. Everyone loves a horror documentary, no?
Retto: I guess. But aren’t you in trouble already? You’re canceled.
Dylan: Not when I claim it’s my journalistic duties.
Retto: You’re not a journalist.
Dylan: I have a degree in journalism and I’m a commentary YouTuber. I talk about whatever the freak I want.
Retto: You’re gonna dig yourself a new hole.
Dylan: Wanna help me or what?
Retto: Are you serious about it? There’s no going back if you do it.
Retto: Fine. I’ll help.
Dylan: Let’s start with the ones who went missing. We can talk about them. Let’s say we’re shedding light on these missing people as well. Not only Greeley.
Retto: You sound like you want to find another dead body.
Dylan: That’s better. More evidence. More story.
Dylan: Who’s one of the missing?
Retto: *links a newspaper clipping* This guy.
Dylan: He’s a high school coach? Damn.
Retto: And there’s more. I kind of went down a rabbit hole. I’ll send you everything I know.
Dylan: Thanks, man. I owe you one.