ORONO — The Maine Warden Service, along with trained searchers from the Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR), are searching for missing man in Orono. 

Chance Lauer, 19, was last seen on Monday, January 19 at the Orchard Trail Apartments in Orono where he lives. Lauer is 5’8” tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with any information regarding Chance Lauer is encouraged to call the Maine State Police dispatch at 207-973-3700. 

According to a Jan. 23  Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife news release, game wardens plan to begin ground searches in the Orono area at 8 a.m. with members of the Maine Warden Service, MASAR and ten total K9 units from the Maine Warden Service and Maine Search and Rescue Dogs (MESARD) 

"Due to the extreme weather conditions expected tomorrow, the Maine Warden Service is not asking for any volunteers at this time," said MDIFW

If anyone has any information regarding Chance Lauer, please contact Maine State Police Dispatch at 207-973-3700. 

If any new information becomes available, this release will be updated.