Endangered Person Alert Issued for Missing Bemidji Resident

The Minnesota BCA has issued an endangered person alert for 25-year-old Zachariah Ausmus of Bemidji, who has been missing since mid-September.

Ausmus was last seen in Bemidji on Sept. 14. Family members last had contact with Ausmus in July and report that Ausmus’s mental status is unstable.

Law enforcement notes that Ausmus may be in the Fargo, North Dakota area, where Cass County authorities reported having contact with Ausmus between Sept. 23 and Sept. 25. Authorities add that Ausmus may also go by the names “River-Born” or “Celia Marie Ausmus-May.”

Ausmus is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing approximately 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information regarding Ausmus’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Bemidji Police Department at 218-333-9111 or contact local law enforcement.