Jason Ambler Walton, 33,(Found Safe) Missing Since 6/3/09, Blooming Grove, PA

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Search underway for missing man near Pecks Pond in Pike County

June 04, 2009

A search is underway for a man missing near Pecks Pond off Route 402 in Pike County.

Jason Ambler Walton, 33, of Bethlehem was last seen walking around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, by a ranger of the Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Walton’s family reported him missing Wednesday evening. He was wearing blue jeans, and a dark sweat shirt. Walton is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has a thin build and brown reddish hair. Walton has a history of mental illness.

The DCNR is heading the search according to state police. A State Police aviation unit helicopter is assisting in the search. The search is centered on the Maple Run recreation area near Pecks Pond.

Anyone with information about Walton’s location is asked to contact Pennsylvania Stte Police at Blooming Grove, (570) 226-5718.
– Beth Brelje

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090604/NEWS/90604008

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Bethlehem man missing in Poconos

The Morning Call
12:27 PM EDT, June 4, 2009

A search is under way in Pike County for a 33-year-old Bethlehem man who was last seen walking in the Delaware State Forest around noon yesterday.

A state police helicopter is in the air today searching for Jason A. Walton, according to state police at Blooming Grove.

A state police news release said Walton, of Bayard Street, was last seen around 12:20 p.m. walking in the area of Pecks Pond in Porter Township. Pecks Pond is a 420-acre lake along Route 402 on the Bushkill Creek and owned by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Emergency radio dispatches said the state police helicopter landed before noon to pick up a DCNR spotter to help with the search.

State police said Walton has a history of mental illness. He was wearing blue jeans and a dark-colored sweatshirt and carrying a dark-colored coat yesterday. He is 5-feet, 11-inches tall, 150 pounds and has reddish-brown hair and a thin build.

According to Northampton County voter registration records, Walton previously lived on Lehigh Lane in East Allen Township.

Anyone with information about Walton's whereabouts should call state police at 570-226-5718.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-missing-poconos-060409-cn,0,2105371.story

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Search continues for man missing near Pecks Pond in Pike County

June 05, 2009

As of 8 p.m. Thursday, the search continued for a Bethlehem man who went missing Wednesday near Pecks Pond off Route 402 in Pike County. Searchers planned to work through the night to find Jason Ambler Walton, 33.

Walton was last seen walking around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday by a ranger of the Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Walton's family reported him missing Wednesday evening.

He was wearing blue jeans, and a dark sweat shirt. Walton is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has a thin build and brown-reddish hair. Walton has a history of mental illness.

The DCNR is heading the search according to state police. A State Police aviation unit helicopter has been assisting in the search.

The search is centered on the Maple Run recreation area near Pecks Pond.

Anyone with information about Walton's location is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at Blooming Grove, (570) 226-5718.

— Beth Brelje

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090605/NEWS/906050378/-1/NEWS01

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Search under way in Pike County for missing man

Posted: June 05, 2009 - 2:00 AM

PECKS POND, Pa. — A search is under way for a man reported missing near Pecks Pond off Route 402 in Pike County.
Jason Ambler Walton, 33, of Bethlehem, was last seen around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, by a state park ranger. Walton’s family reported him missing Wednesday night. Walton is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has a thin build and brown, reddish hair. He was wearing blue jeans and a dark sweatshirt. Walton has a history of mental illness.
A state police helicopter was assisting in the search, which is centered on the Maple Run recreation area near Pecks Pond.
Anyone with information about Walton’s location is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at Blooming Grove at 570-226-5718.
Beth Brelj

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090605/NEWS/90604049

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Missing man found in woods near Pecks Pond

June 05, 2009

A massive search and rescue operation in Delaware State Forest ended Friday when Jason Ambler Walton, 33, was found walking out of the woods in the Maple Run recreational area near Pecks Pond and Route 402.

Walton was found in a spot the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources refers to as “drop point four.” He was somewhat coherent, but had a self-inflicted wound to his arm according to state police at Blooming Grove.

Walton of Bethlehem was transported by Hemlock Farms Ambulance to Pocono Medical Center for treatment of his injury and a mental health evaluation. He has a history of mental illness.

Walton went missing Wednesday. He had been seen around 12:20 p.m. that day by a DCNR ranger, and was walking in the Maple Run recreational area, located in Pike County.

Walton’s family contacted authorities Wednesday evening to report him missing.

The search was a joint effort of state police, the DCNR, Hemlock Farms EMS, and Blooming Grove Township EMS. State police helicopters and search dogs were used during the operation.

The Maple Run recreational area ATV trail was closed to visitors during the search.

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090605/NEWS/90605021/-1/NEWS01