Three children from the Bend are went missing with their mother and are believed to be at risk. According to Oregon Department of Human Services:
Dale Beaver, age 2, Isabella Beaver, age 1, and Ethan Biven, age 3, went missing with their mother, Desirae Gross, from Bend on July 22, 2025. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division believes that they may be at risk and is searching for them to assess their safety.
ODHS asks the public to help in the effort to find the children. Anyone who suspects they have information about the location of the children or the mother should call 911 or the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).
The family is believed to be in the Bend area, potentially at a houseless encampment along N Hwy 97.
Name: Dale Beaver
Pronouns: he/him
Date of birth: 11/16/2022
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Report #25-40500
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2057007
Name: Isabella Beaver
Pronouns: she/her
Date of birth: 1/9/2024
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Report #25-40500
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2057007
Name: Ethan Biven
Pronouns: he/him
Date of birth: 12-15-2021
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Report #25-40500
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #2057007
Sometimes when a child is missing, they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety. As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances when it is determined necessary. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.
Report child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233). This toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year.
