One individual is lifeless and two extra persons are lacking after a bunch of six was swept over a waterfall in Oregon on Saturday, officers stated.
The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend simply earlier than 3 p.m., which is when the 911 name got here in, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Workplace stated on Fb.
One individual was pronounced lifeless on the scene, and a multiagency search-and-rescue mission is underway to seek out the 2 who’re lacking, based on the sheriff’s workplace.
The workplace didn’t instantly establish the one who died.
Three individuals had been rescued from the water and brought by ambulance to the St. Charles Well being System’s medical middle in Bend, the sheriff’s workplace stated. Their situations are usually not recognized.
Dillon Falls, in central Oregon, is about 173 miles southeast of Portland. The falls have a 15-foot drop that turns into rapids when the water reaches the Deschutes River, based on Go to Central Oregon, which promotes tourism within the area.
Pictures posted by the sheriff’s workplace present a hazard signal warning guests of the waterfall close by and indicating paddlers ought to put on life jackets.
The workplace, together with its search-and-rescue arm and Bend Hearth and Rescue, responded Saturday. Bend police supplied drones to assist the search.
The sheriff’s workplace stated its search-and-rescue crew launched two drones within the Dillon Falls space Sunday. Fifteen members of a swift water rescue crew searched areas highlighted by the drones, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Three Okay-9 groups additionally joined the search effort and labored with marine patrol boats to scour the realm downstream of the falls, the sheriff’s workplace added.
No updates had been out there by Sunday night time. The sheriff’s workplace stated crews will resume their efforts Monday morning.
