La Plata County Search and Rescue joined by sheriff\u2019s deputies conducted a search in the Falls Creek area, the release said.<\/p>\n
Janet Becker, another former spouse of Marske who had three sons with him, said drones and dogs were deployed in the search by Search and Rescue, which lasted several days, but Marske was never found. Her sons continue the search.<\/p>\n
Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesman Chris Burke said in an email on Tuesday that Marske was not driving and is believed to have been alone at the time of his disappearance. He lived in a small trailer in the Falls Creek area.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was in the beginning stages of not being steady on his feet. Flyers and information regarding his description were disseminated the day he went missing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said teams searched trail areas where Marske was known to walk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe neighbor said he would occasionally walk up to get the mail, but sometimes he barely made it, because his health is pretty bad,\u201d Becker said.<\/p>\n
She said Marske has Parkinson\u2019s disease, glaucoma, poor vision and his mental capacity is waning. She\u2019s been told he can only communicate by pointing at times.<\/p>\n
\u201cDementia, more or less,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She added he might not be able to recall his own address.<\/p>\n
A photo of Marske included in the Sheriff\u2019s Office news release was taken from his 2021 driver\u2019s license, although Becker said she doubts he has a driver\u2019s license or a vehicle to drive at this time.<\/p>\n
Before Marske\u2019s health declined, he regularly took walks and was an outdoorsman, she said. He could have become disoriented and wandered off.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just can\u2019t imagine. He\u2019s got to be somewhere,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Falls Creek area is nestled in a valley with steep trails that climb about 1,500 feet, and Becker and her sons don\u2019t think Marske is capable of scaling them, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo did he walk down the road? Did he get picked up by somebody?\u201d<\/p>\n
She said she called a homeless shelter but was told it\u2019s against the shelter\u2019s rules to identify anybody present there.<\/p>\n
Becker said Marske is a loner, ruling out any notion that he could have gone off to an establishment in town he likes to frequent.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeith didn\u2019t like people. \u2026 He didn\u2019t communicate with people very well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
He used to go up into the mountains for the summers and out to the desert for the winters, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe just didn\u2019t like people, and so I don\u2019t think he had any social contact with anybody. He didn\u2019t even contact his sons,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Becker\u2019s and Marske\u2019s sons are determined to find Marske, she said.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Marske can contact the Sheriff\u2019s Office investigations units via the dispatch number at 385-2900.<\/p>\n