Deputies still searching for missing Ellensburg man

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Kittitas County Sheriff's deputies continue to search for Russel Ray, 54, of Ellensburg, who was last seen at his Look Road home June 21.

Undersheriff Clayton Myers said Ray was reported missing June 23 by a family member.

"Most of the family was out of state at a wedding," Myers said. "He had stayed here and was doing all the chores for the family members and his own."

Ray was last seen by an employee of a local towing company. Ray's vehicle broke down near Snoqual-mie Pass on his way home from work.

The tow truck employee dropped Ray off at his home at 10 p.m., and took the truck back to the towing company, officials said.

Ray never came back to get his truck, and his other vehicle was still at his home. A team of 14 volunteers searched neighboring properties for Ray last week.

Ray is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs about 185 pounds. He has blue eyes, short gray/light brown hair and a medium-length, trimmed mustache. He speaks with an Oklahoma accent.

Anyone with information can call the sheriff's office at 509-925-8534.