Fund set up for Brandon Swanson search costs

A fund account has been established at Bank of the West in Marshall to help defray costs of the search for missing 19-year-old Brandon Swanson of Marshall.
Donations may be dropped off at the bank, or mailed to Bank of the West, PO Box 519, 1410 E. College Drive, Marshall, MN 56258 c/o Brandon Swanson search.
Also, volunteers who want to aid in the search should meet at 9 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the West End Bar in Taunton, family member Wanda Scharfe said today. The search could also continue on Sunday, Scharfe said.

The West End is on Minnesota Highway 68 on the west end of Taunton.

Scharfe said volunteers should wear long pants and long sleeves and bring bug spray and sunscreen. The terrain includes plants, grasses and trees and searchers should be prepared for that Scharfe said.



Swanson has been missing since the morning of May 14 after his car went into the ditch along the Lincoln and Lyon County line near Taunton. The search has focused on areas near the Yellow Medicine River in parts of Lyon and Lincoln County.