Four days after Zachary DeMoss was last seen on an Idaho highway, the official search was scaled back. Across the state line in Oregon, a high school buddy’s father decided to take matters into his own hands. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Body of missing Grand Canyon hiker found after flash flooding prompted rescues of more than 100 people Crashes and Disasters | Search continues for woman missing after Colorado River flash flood at Grand Canyon National Park Crashes and Disasters | Sister says hiker still missing in Grand Canyon flash flood amid intrepid search Crashes and Disasters | Sierra backpacker among 3 men reported missing in Northern California Crashes and Disasters | Luxury yacht’s sinking: What is known about search for Mike Lynch and 5 others missing “I called my wife from work and said, ‘We’re going,'” recalled Greg Common, 45.
“And my wife began charging all my stuff up and everything and getting all my gear ready while I drove home from work. Then we headed up the mountain.” DeMoss, 24, and Common’s oldest son had become close friends as teenagers in Montana.
Common thought there was a chance he could find DeMoss because he knew the area where the younger man went missing . DeMoss, who lives in the Missoula area, had disappeared on a motorcycle outing Aug. 11 with two friends, the sheriff’s department in Idaho County reported.
The two others had passed him on eastbound Highway 12, but when they stopped to wait for him, he never s.