Dillon Falls, Deschutes River and Search and rescue
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Divers in a search of the Deschutes River recovered a second body from a group that went over Dillon Falls on Saturday, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said.
A multi-agency search continued Monday for two people missing after six went over the Dillon Falls on Oregon's Deschutes River, resulting in one death and three hospitalizations.
Three other people were rescued on Saturday when a group of people strayed into an unsafe section of the Deschutes River near Bend, Ore., the authorities said.
On Monday morning, crews continued their recovery efforts in the water for the two people who were still considered missing after Saturday’s tragedy at Dillon Falls -- the incident in which six people on inner-tubes went over the falls.
Six people were floating the Deschutes River on Saturday afternoon when they missed a chance to exit the river before its perilous 15-foot drop. Three people were rescued from the river and one person was found dead that day.
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A group of six people went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River, about 10 miles from the city of Bend, on Saturday afternoon, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. Search and rescue teams used drones to find three of the individuals in ...
At least one person died Saturday after a group of six people were swept through Dillon Falls, a series of whitewater rapids on the Deschutes River in Oregon.