Father Charged After OR Toddler’s Drowning – KXL

LINCOLN COUNTY, OR – The father of a young boy who drowned in the Siletz River earlier this year is now facing child neglect charges.

Two-year old Dane Paulsen was reported missing at the beginning of March. His family told authorities he was last seen playing in the yard of his family’s Siletz home next to the Siletz River. A weeklong search was conducted but turned up no leads. Then, ten days after he disappeared, the little boy’s body was discovered by a diving team in the river approximately two miles from his home. Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play.

In the middle of this month, a grand jury indicted Dane’s father, Aaron Paulsen, on a charge of second-degree child neglect. His bail has been set at his bail at $20,000, and he is due to be arraigned on November 3rd.