City of Portland, OR
07/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/18/2026 20:10
Portland Police Seeking Missing Endangered Person, Requesting Public to Call if Seen
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The Portland Police Bureau is seeking a missing endangered woman who left her home this morning in the Humboldt Neighborhood and has not been seen since, and the public is asked to call if she is seen.
Published
July 18, 2026 6:46 pm
On Saturday, July 18, 2026 at about 8:00 a.m., Embafrash Afle, 85, walked away from her home in the area of North Michigan Avenue and North Jarrett Street. She suffers from symptoms of dementia, and the Missing Persons Unit is concerned about her welfare.
View full size image of A woman sitting on a bench wearing a white dress with pink flowers, wrapped in a blue, green, and purple checkered shawl
Embafrash is and 85-year-old Black female, 5'3" in height, 145lbs., brown eyes, and bushy gray hair. The attached photo is from about 2 weeks ago. However, she is likely wearing the same or similar dress. She is able to respond to questions and give her name.
Embafrash has been known to walk to Peninsula Park and to various TriMet stations, including North Killingsworth Street and North Interstate Avenue.
If anyone sees her, please call 911. If anyone has non-time sensitive information about this case, please e-mail the Portland Police Missing Persons Unit at [email protected] and reference case number 26-208418.
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