Daniel was last seen on surveillance footage at a Safeway grocery store in Sweet Home, Oregon, on April 23, 2017, at 12:45 PM. He was accompanied by one male individual inside the store, while another male remained in Daniel’s vehicle with his two dogs, Misa and Koda. Daniel and his dogs never returned home and were reported missing. On April 25, 2017, the vehicle he had been driving was discovered on a side road within view of Marcola Road, near mile marker 13. Koda was located and returned by a farmer on May 3, 2017. Misa was later found and captured near mile marker 12 on May 14, 2017. Despite the recovery of both dogs, there was still no sign of Daniel. He is known to frequent the Quartzville Recreation Corridor in Linn County, where he has camped in the past.