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Coos Bay Worker Drowns In Coquille

By Jim McCoy Wed 17th April News Coos Bay drowning Kristle Volin

A 25-year-old Coos Bay woman working on riverbank restoration projects has drowned in the Coquille River. The World newspaper of Coos Bay (http://bit.ly/ZA0FED ) reports that rescue workers found Kristle Volin trapped underwater Tuesday after her boat hit a tree, capsized and snagged her life vest. She was program manager for the Coquille Watershed Association and was working witRead More »

Bend Teen Drowns In Rafting Accident

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th July News drowning North Umpqua River

A 16-year-old girl drowned in a rafting accident on the North Umpqua River. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says Nichole Pomeroy of Bend became trapped in debris under water after a raft carrying seven people capsized.Everyone else in the raft made it to shore.
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Drowning of Grants Pass Man Is 5th in the Rogue This Year

By Jim McCoy Wed 11th July News drowning Rogue River

A Grants Pass man is believed to have drowned in the Rogue River just a few days before his 21st birthday.

KDRV reports that Sean Kreuger is one of at least five people who have lost their lives in the river this year alone.
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Body Found In Rogue River Identified As Bend Man

By Jim McCoy Wed 20th June News drowning

The Jackson County sheriff's office says the body of a 69-year-old Bend, Ore., man has been found in the Rogue River in southern Oregon. Sheriff's spokeswoman Andrea Carlson said two fishermen spotted the body Tuesday morning and called 911.
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