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USA Today
22-07-2025
- USA Today
Second death confirmed in Oregon waterfall accident; search ongoing for third person
A second death was confirmed in a fatal waterfall accident in central Oregon as search and rescue operations entered a third day on July 21, authorities said. Divers with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office search and rescue team located and recovered the body of the second victim shortly after 11 a.m. local time on July 21, the sheriff's office said in a statement. The agency reported that the victim was discovered below Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River. The accident occurred on the afternoon of July 19 when a group of six people was swept over Dillon Falls, which are rapids on the Deschutes River about 10 miles southwest of the city of Bend. The sheriff's office said it received a report of the incident at about 2:57 p.m. local time and immediately launched search and rescue efforts. One person died at the scene, and three others were rescued from the river and transported by ambulance to a hospital in Bend, according to the sheriff's office. On July 21, the sheriff's office confirmed that the two people killed in the incident are female, and the one person who remains missing is male. "The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office extends its deepest condolences to the families affected and remains committed to exhausting all possibilities in the ongoing search effort," the sheriff's office said in the statement. The sheriff's office has not released the identities of those involved in the accident, noting that the investigation is ongoing. Other law enforcement agencies have also assisted in search and rescue efforts, including the Bend Police Department, Bend Fire and Rescue, and AirLink Critical Care Transport, which provides emergency air medical transport. Search and rescue crews have used boats, drones, swift water rescue teams, and K-9 units to "search, map, and narrow down high-probability locations along the river corridor between the Dillon Falls Day Use Area above the falls and the Aspen Day Use Area below the falls," according to the sheriff's office. California waterfall accident: 3 men found dead after jumping into water near California waterfall Dillon Falls is known for being a powerful, dangerous rapid Dillon Falls, located within Deschutes National Forest, is a series of "quick-drop rapids" along the Deschutes River, according to central Oregon's tourist information center. The 15-foot waterfall is known for being a dangerous Class V rapid, the Salem Statesman Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported. Rivers are rated on a "class scale" to determine the size and technicality of the whitewater, a term used to describe rapids or rivers and creeks that have a significant number of rapids, according to Western River Expeditions. "(Class V rapids are) extremely difficult, long, and very violent rapids with highly congested routes, which should be scouted from shore," Wet Planet Whitewater states on its website. "Rescue conditions are difficult, and there is a significant hazard to life in the event of a mishap. Class V is the upper limit of what is possible in a commercial raft." The Dillon Falls Day Use Area is a popular spot for outdoor recreation, such as hiking, water activities, picnicking, and viewing the waterfall, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The waterfall has also been the site of other tragedies in previous years. In 2022, a 41-year-old man died while floating over Dillon Falls in an innertube, the Salem Statesman Journal reported. At the time, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said it received a 911 call reporting that a man "in a tube had gone over the falls 30-35 minutes prior to the call and bystanders had not been able to locate the male." In 2018, a blind athlete from Bend and her father lost control of their canoe in the waters above Dillon Falls, resulting in the father's death, the Bend Bulletin reported. Bend is about 132 miles southeast of Oregon's capital city of Salem. Contributing: Zach Urness, Salem Statesman Journal
Fox News
21-07-2025
- Fox News
6 swept over Oregon waterfall; 1 dead and 2 missing
A desperate search is underway in Oregon after authorities said a group of six people were swept over a waterfall on Saturday, leaving one dead, three hospitalized and two missing. Search and rescuers responded just before 3 p.m. to the Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend after getting a 911 call about the group going over the falls, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said. One person was confirmed dead at the scene. Three others were pulled from the river and rushed to a local hospital. No update on their conditions was immediately provided. Two people remain missing as a multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway to find them, according to the sheriff's office. The Dillon Falls features a 15-foot drop that turns into churning rapids "in a quick, step ladder-like pattern," according to Visit Central Oregon, a website promoting tourism in the region. In photos of the search shared by the sheriff's office, hazard signs show waterfall warnings to those traveling on the river, cautioning visitors to travel upstream only and to wear life jackets. The sheriff's office said Bend Fire and Rescue and the Bend Police Department also responded to help on Saturday, with the latter providing drone support for aerial searches. The operation paused Saturday night and resumed Sunday morning using drones, marine patrol boats and three K-9 units. A 15-member swift water rescue team scoured all high-interest areas that drone imagery flagged, according to the sheriff's office. Despite the effort, neither missing person was found Sunday. The search was set to resume Monday morning, officials said. It was unclear what activity the group was doing before they were swept over the waterfall. The names of the victims and survivors were withheld until families were notified.
NBC News
21-07-2025
- NBC News
1 dead, 2 missing after group goes over waterfall in Oregon
One person is dead and two more are missing after a group of six was swept over a waterfall in Oregon on Saturday, officials said. The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend just before 3 p.m., which is when the 911 call came in, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and a multi-agency search-and-rescue mission is underway to find the two who are missing, according to the sheriff's office. The office did not immediately identify the person who died. Three people were rescued from the water and were taken by ambulance to the St. Charles Health System's medical center in Bend, the sheriff's office said. Their current condition is not known. 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, according to Visit Central Oregon, which promotes tourism in the region. Photos posted by the sheriff's office show a hazard sign warning visitors of the waterfall nearby and indicating paddlers should wear life jackets. The office, along with its search and rescue arm and Bend Fire and Rescue, responded to the scene on Saturday. The Bend Police Department provided drones to help the search. The sheriff's office said its search and rescue team launched two drones in the Dillon Falls area on Sunday. Fifteen members of a swift water rescue team physically searched areas highlighted by the drones, the sheriff's office said. Three K-9 teams also joined the search effort and worked with marine patrol boats to scour the area downstream of the falls, the sheriff's office added.
Miami Herald
09-05-2025
- Miami Herald
28-year-old woman found dead at home in 2023, Oregon cops say. Stranger arrested
A man from Canada was arrested in connection with the 2023 slaying of an Oregon woman, police said. Cole Nikolaus Sinclair, 25, was provisionally arrested in Canada in December in connection with Evelyn Jeanette Weaver's death, the Bend Police Department said in a May 8 news release. He 'remains detained in Canada at this time pending the outcome of his extradition proceedings,' police said. Sinclair is a Canadian citizen, according to police, who didn't say where in Canada he's from. CBC News reported that he's from Whitehorse, which is in northern Canada. McClatchy News reached out to Sinclair's attorneys May 9 and was awaiting a response. Police said 'there is no indication' that Sinclair knew Weaver, who was 28 when she was discovered dead at home in Bend in July 2023. They didn't say how Weaver was killed or how they linked Sinclair to her slaying. In the news release, police said legal restrictions prevent them from releasing more information. Days after Weaver was found, her SUV was discovered about 140 miles south in Klamath Falls, the Klamath Falls Police Department said in a Facebook post at the time. In comments to Central Oregon Daily News, a friend described Weaver as 'singlehandedly the smartest person I know, and also the funniest.' Ayla Burnett added that Weaver was a 'woman in science' who 'loved rock and roll' and was 'an absolute feminist punk rocker through and through,' the outlet reported. Weaver's LinkedIn profile said she earned a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Oregon and worked as a scientist in Bend. Dana Weaver, the mother of Evelyn Weaver, told KTVZ that she's grateful for police and prosecutors' 'continuous efforts' in her daughter's case, and she's 'praying for a successful extradition.' Bend is about a 165-mile drive southeast from Portland.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Wisconsin man arrested for firing gun during altercation
WEST BEND, Wis. (WFRV) – A Wisconsin man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly firing a handgun at a group of people during a Sunday night altercation in Washington County, leaving a bullet hole in a nearby vehicle. According to the West Bend Police Department, an officer was approached Monday morning around 10:30 a.m. by a man asking about a shooting in the 200 block of N. Main Street in West Bend. At that time, no such incident had been reported. 12-year-old student arrested after handgun found at Wisconsin school Later that day, around 2:30 p.m., a woman came to the police department to report finding a bullet hole in her vehicle, which had been parked in the same area Sunday night. An investigation determined that on April 27, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a verbal and physical altercation broke out between two groups of individuals. During the incident, a 20-year-old Milwaukee man allegedly brandished a handgun and fired it toward others involved. No injuries were reported. Mexican citizen sentenced to prison for illegally reentering U.S., found in Wisconsin On April 29, West Bend police executed a search warrant at the suspect's Milwaukee residence and took him into custody. He is being held in the Washington County Jail on a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Police emphasized the importance of community cooperation in investigations and encouraged anyone with further information to contact the West Bend Police Department at 262-335-5000. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
