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All tagged Drowning

Sep 12

Sep 12 Unidentified Female Body Found in Klickitat River after kayaker swept away in June

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Klickitat County

Klickitat County Sheriff’s office has recovered the body of a female from the Klickitat River downstream from where a female kayaker was swept away on June 3. The agency awaits a positive identification.

Jul 22

Jul 22 Authorities recover body in drowning in the John Day River near Cordwood Canyon

Columbia Community Connection

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Gilliam County, Ore., July 21, 2023 - On July 15 at approximately 8:23 pm, Frontier Regional 9-1-1 received a 9-1-1 text message indicating a rafter on the John Day River had drowned in the area of Cordwood Canyon (river mile 78)

May 15

May 15 Parkdale man drowns at HR Marina Friday, May 12th; Searchers recover Dennis Howe next day

Columbia Community Connection

Hood River County, Home Page

The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office and Hood River City Police responded to a drowning at the Hood River Marina on Friday, May 12th, 2023. The remains of a Hood River man were recovered from the Marina the following day.