BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The sister of a southern Illinois man gone missing during a deer hunting trip says she’s given up hope that he’s still alive.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/vW07Y5) that Steve Litsey was last seen Oct. 30 near Roseburg, Ore., when he was separated from his hunting partner.
Authorities stopped searching for him after a snowstorm four days later.
The 71-year-old Litsey’s sister, Barbara Litsey, says the snow and freezing weather make it unlikely that he’s still alive.
Steve Litsey left his cell phone and GPS device in a camper. Searchers have not found his backpack, his gun or any other trace of him.
