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Miami Herald
06-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Body found weeks after 20-year-old kayaker vanished over waterfall, OR cops say
National Body found weeks after 20-year-old kayaker vanished over waterfall, OR cops say Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez is pictured. It's believed his body was found May 4, weeks after he vanished over an Oregon waterfall, deputies said. Clackamas County Sheriff's Office A body has been found weeks after a 20-year-old kayaker vanished over an Oregon waterfall, deputies said. Authorities responded after 1 p.m. Sunday, May 4, to the Willamette River near Meldrum Bar Park in Gladstone, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. They found a body in 'a difficult to reach location along the shoreline,' deputies said. It's believed the body belongs to Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez, who was last seen April 12 in Oregon City, deputies said. Rodriguez had been kayaking on the river at about 10:50 p.m. that night when onlookers saw him 'in distress,' McClatchy News reported. Bystanders then watched as he went over the falls and disappeared, deputies said. His 'blue hard-shell kayak' was found during search efforts at about 7:15 a.m. the next day, deputies said. Search teams looked for the missing kayaker on the Willamette River. Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Deputies said Rodriguez may not have known the waterfall was there when he went to kayak on the river. He had been on vacation with his family from Porterville, California, and had gotten to the area the evening he went missing, deputies said. 'We, the family of Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez, are truly devastated by the tragic event that unfolded this past Saturday in the Willamette Falls area, and we would not wish this experience on anyone. Our family is making every effort to heal and come to terms with our loss,' his family previously said in a statement to authorities. 'MARCELUS you were a man of faith. I love you and miss you. You have made a huge impact on everyone you come in contact with,' Tabbie Butler, Rodriguez's cousin, said in a Facebook post. 'He was the life of the party. so fearless. everyone needs to know Jesus and the freedom that he has for us. that's what marcelus would want,' his mother, Angela Butler-Rodriguez, wrote. Willamette Falls is a 42-foot-tall horseshoe-shaped waterfall that is surrounded by a 'multi-lift lock and canal system,' according to Gladstone is about 2 miles north from Oregon City and about a 10-mile drive southeast from Portland. Helena Wegner McClatchy DC Go to X Email this person Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She's a journalism graduate from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She's based in Phoenix.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
Body found weeks after 20-year-old kayaker vanished over waterfall, OR cops say
A body has been found weeks after a 20-year-old kayaker vanished over an Oregon waterfall, deputies said. Authorities responded after 1 p.m. Sunday, May 4, to the Willamette River near Meldrum Bar Park in Gladstone, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. They found a body in 'a difficult to reach location along the shoreline,' deputies said. It's believed the body belongs to Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez, who was last seen April 12 in Oregon City, deputies said. Rodriguez had been kayaking on the river at about 10:50 p.m. that night when onlookers saw him 'in distress,' McClatchy News reported. Bystanders then watched as he went over the falls and disappeared, deputies said. His 'blue hard-shell kayak' was found during search efforts at about 7:15 a.m. the next day, deputies said. Deputies said Rodriguez may not have known the waterfall was there when he went to kayak on the river. He had been on vacation with his family from Porterville, California, and had gotten to the area the evening he went missing, deputies said. 'We, the family of Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez, are truly devastated by the tragic event that unfolded this past Saturday in the Willamette Falls area, and we would not wish this experience on anyone. Our family is making every effort to heal and come to terms with our loss,' his family previously said in a statement to authorities. 'MARCELUS you were a man of faith. I love you and miss you. You have made a huge impact on everyone you come in contact with,' Tabbie Butler, Rodriguez's cousin, said in a Facebook post. 'He was the life of the party. so fearless. everyone needs to know Jesus and the freedom that he has for us. that's what marcelus would want,' his mother, Angela Butler-Rodriguez, wrote. Willamette Falls is a 42-foot-tall horseshoe-shaped waterfall that is surrounded by a 'multi-lift lock and canal system,' according to Gladstone is about 2 miles north from Oregon City and about a 10-mile drive southeast from Portland. 5-year-old on family trip swept away by river, CA searchers say. 'Heartbreaking' 79-year-old woman vanishes on family hike, California cops say. Search continues 18-year-old's body found along river leads to arrest 40 years later, ME cops say
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
Missing kayaker near Willamette Falls was 20-year-old California man, deputies say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The search for a missing kayaker is ongoing after the man, identified only as a 20-year-old Californian, was last seen plunging over the Willamette Falls in Oregon City, according to Clackamas County deputies. The search for the kayaker began Saturday night when multiple people called 911 to report a kayaker 'in distress' just upstream of Willamette Falls. Other witnesses then claimed to see the kayaker go over the falls and not resurface. How much money do Oregonians spend on groceries? More than you think Searchers found the man's blue hard-shell kayak near Elk Rock Island early Sunday morning, but around 4:30 p.m. to resume Monday. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said its search and rescue team and marine unit are on the scene Monday morning as the search continues. Sgt. Nate Thompson told KOIN 6 News the missing kayaker was here on vacation with his family and was not experienced in kayaking. 'He was a very inexperienced kayaker,' he said. 'Maybe been on a kayak, a couple of times in a lake and not an experienced kayaker as far as, like, river kayaking.' Those who called law enforcement for help were camping along the river when they saw the man in the water. 'Just before going over the falls, the male actually jumped out of the kayak, attempted to swim,' Thompson said. 'They witnessed the kayak go over the falls, and then they witnessed the male pull up at the falls.' KOIN 6 News previously spoke to community member Paul Kays, who said, 'You need to be aware of your water surroundings when you go out on the river. We kayak and whitewater raft and it's like, you don't want to go into a spot where you don't know what's going on around you, like is there a waterfall.' Other people who live upstream from the falls told KOIN 6 News they do kayak near there — but in the summer, when the water level is lower and calmer. Late Sunday afternoon, , but the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said it was not the kayaker, as 'the body appears to have been under water for some time.' No further information about the kayaker's identity has been released as of 1 p.m. Stay with KOIN 6 News as this story develops. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
Portland man wanted in Washington state arrested after Clackamas County standoff
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man wanted on an active warrant in Washington state was arrested after a nearly five hours long standoff in unincorporated Clackamas County, according to authorities. Taylor David Martello was taken to Clackamas County Jail on charges of violation of restraining order, possession of a stolen vehicle, and first-degree criminal trespass in Clackamas County, in addition to the warrant charges he faces in Washington state. Deputies with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office responded to a trespass report at a home on Southeast Aldercrest Road in unincorporated Clackamas County just after 12 p.m. on Friday after a caller said the house was vacant and no one was supposed to be there, according to officials. 3 cases of rare brain disease reported in Hood River County; 2 reported dead Officials said the caller also believed the person inside the home was also a relative who the caller said may have had a warrant out for his arrest. When deputies arrived at the home, they spotted a stolen 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe in front of the residence and were able to identify the man inside as 38-year-old Martello, according to CCSO. Martello allegedly refused to leave the house, and deputies called in the Clackamas County Interagency SWAT and Crisis Negotiations Team to help contain the situation just after 2 p.m., authorities said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Eventually, a member of the crisis negotiation team got Mortello to surrender, and Mortello was taken into custody around 4:45 p.m. Friday. No injuries were reported during the standoff. Officials say the charges Mortello faces in Washington include escape from community custody, second-degree assault and strangulation. Anyone else with information about the incident is asked to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
27-year-old swept away in frigid river found dead five days later, Oregon cops say
The body of a 27-year-old man was discovered days after he was swept away in a frigid and rushing river in Oregon, deputies said. Witnesses called 911 after 3:30 p.m. March 25 after seeing Kaleb Rethwisch fall into the Bull Run River, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. Rescuers responded to Dodge Park and began searching for the Portland man, deputies said. He was last seen being carried 'toward the confluence with the Sandy River,' deputies said. But the search wasn't easy for rescuers because of 'frigid water temperatures, powerful currents, and low visibility,' deputies said. Teams scoured the area until that evening, then looked for the missing man the next day. Deputies said someone found his body March 30, about 2.5 miles downstream from Dodge Park where the Bull Run River runs into the Sandy River. Rethwisch's body was recovered and taken to a medical examiner. 'Even as warmer weather begins to arrive, rivers remain cold, fast-moving, and unpredictable due to spring runoff, creating conditions that can quickly become life-threatening,' deputies said. Clackamas County is in northwestern Oregon. Mystery lingers after remains found in 1996 ID'd as missing mom, Maryland officials say Boater stranded for a day after crash is rescued thanks to passing chopper, NV cops say Burned remains wrapped in cloth ID'd as 18-year-old missing since 1987, Ohio cops say
