EUGENE, Ore. — The Lane County Sheriff’s Office responded to a water rescue Saturday afternoon. Around 2 p.m. deputies rescued two people from the Willamette River. The pair said their kayak got snagged downstream from where the Willamette and McKenzie rivers converge. Lane County deputies happened to be in the area at the time and rescued the … Continue reading »
Woman Rescued from Willamette River
EUGENE, Ore. — A water rescue on the Willamette River Thursday afternoon ended with one woman in the hospital. Bystanders pulled the woman from the river near the Ferry Street Bridge. They say she fell in at Alton Baker Park and was swept away. Crews say the woman was in the water, which was near … Continue reading »
Water Rescue Crews Pull Man From River
EUGENE, Ore. — Water rescue crews were called to the Knickerbocker Bike Bridge around 10 a.m. Saturday morning. A bystander made the call after seeing a raft stuck in a strainer near the I-5 Willamette Bridge construction zone. When crews arrived, they found that the occupant, a man in his sixties, was already dead. He … Continue reading »
Children Rescued from River
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A man and three children were rescued from the North Umpqua River Tuesday afternoon after their inner tubes overturned. Derek Dring, 31, of Roseburg, and three children ages 4, 7 and 9 years old were floating in the river above Whistler’s Bend Park, and the children’s inner tubes were tied to his. … Continue reading »
Busy Weekend for Water Rescues
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Lane County Search and Rescue crews predicted our first really summer weekend would be a busy one for them out on the water–and they were right. This year, Lane County has seen three drownings. That number didn’t grow this weekend, but Lane County Search and Rescue crews say there were quite … Continue reading »
Rescue Crews Gear Up for a Busy Weekend
EUGENE, Ore. — With seven reservoirs, three rivers and more than three dozen lakes, Lane County Search and Rescue said it’s amping up for a weekend full of floating and swimming. But there are only three Marine Patrol Deputies and Search and Rescue on call for Lane County, stretching them thin. Marine Patrol said they … Continue reading »
