Paul Asman Missing – The search for a St. Paul businessman missing since early February has come to an end with the discovery of his remains. According to an account from Kim Wallis, former St. Paul mayor and an organizer of the civilian component of the search for Gurjinder “Gary” Singh Grewal, a fisherman found the man’s remains on the Willamette River at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, May 22. Wallis said the fisherman found the remains near the town of Canemah, now part of Oregon City, which is just upstream from Willamette Falls. The fisherman immediately contacted the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, which transported the remains to the office of that county’s medical examiner, who identified the remains as Grewal shortly after.
A press release from the Oregon State Police Thursday afternoon said there were “no suspicious circumstances surrounding the recovery at this time” but that the investigation is continuing. Wallis was called in to aid the Oregon State Police in notifying Grewal’s family of the discovery on Wednesday evening. “It’s sad. It was a hard one,” Wallis said, explaining that he has a background in law enforcement, as a deputy medical examiner and has provided family support in the past to civilians and military personnel. “So, I’ve done these kinds of notifications, and this was a hard one. It is never easy.”
