Dillon Falls, Still Searching
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A multi-agency search continued Tuesday for one person missing after six went over the Dillon Falls on Oregon's Deschutes River, resulting in two death and three hospitalizations.
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says two women are dead following an accident at Dillon Falls. On Saturday afternoon, the sheriff’s office says a group was swept over the falls on the Deschutes River, about 10 miles from Bend.
Oregon authorities have confirmed a second death following a fatal waterfall accident outside Bend over the weekend.
Two people died and one remained missing after a group of six people were swept over a waterfall near Bend, Oregon, on Saturday, authorities said.
Search teams are using drones, boats and K9 units to find two people still missing after a group of six went over Dillon Falls near Bend, Oregon.⚠️
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One person is dead and two more are missing after a group of six was swept over a waterfall on the Deschutes River in Oregon, officials 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.
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.
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.