One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon
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One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon
The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend on Saturday afternoon. One person was pronounced dead on scene and two others remain missing. Search and rescue teams continued recovery efforts into the evening and would work until sunset, adding that if unsuccessful, operations would pause overnight and resume in the morning.
On Saturday, the Deschutes county sheriff’s office announced a multi-agency search and rescue operation after the group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend on Saturday afternoon.
At approximately 2.57pm, authorities received a report of the incident which immediately prompted a response from multiple agencies including the county sheriff’s office and bed fire and rescue.
Using drones from Bend police and aerial search support provided by Airlink, three individuals were located and rescued from the river and transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance. One person was pronounced dead on scene and two others remain missing.
The sheriff’s office said that search and rescue teams continued recovery efforts into the evening and would work until sunset, adding that if unsuccessful, operations would pause overnight and resume in the morning.
Authorities are not yet releasing the names of the victims and survivors to allow for proper family notification.
According to the US Forest Service, the area is a popular place for picnicking and viewing Dillon Falls along the Deschutes River. There is an accessible 0.3-mile long trail that goes from the west end of the day use area and connects to the Deschutes River trail, going upriver and over a short pedestrian bridge, the US Forest Service added.
One killed and two missing after group swept over Oregon waterfall
The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River about 10 miles from Bend, Oregon. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Three people were rescued from the river and taken by ambulance to a hospital in Bend. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Search efforts for the missing went into Saturday evening and resumed on Sunday morning, Sergeant Josh Barker, with the sheriff’s office, said.
Further details — including the victims’ identities and how the group got swept over the falls — were not immediately released.
Dillon Falls, which is within Deschutes National Forest, features a large drop followed by a series of rapids that surge through a narrow gorge of lava rock.
One killed and two missing after group swept over Oregon waterfall
The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River about 10 miles from Bend, Oregon. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Three people were rescued from the river and taken by ambulance to a hospital in Bend. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Search efforts for the missing went into Saturday evening and resumed on Sunday morning, Sergeant Josh Barker, with the sheriff’s office, said.
Further details — including the victims’ identities and how the group got swept over the falls — were not immediately released.
Dillon Falls, which is within Deschutes National Forest, features a large drop followed by a series of rapids that surge through a narrow gorge of lava rock.
One killed and two missing after group swept over Oregon waterfall
The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River about 10 miles from Bend, Oregon. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Three people were rescued from the river and taken by ambulance to a hospital in Bend. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Search efforts for the missing went into Saturday evening and resumed on Sunday morning, Sergeant Josh Barker, with the sheriff’s office, said.
Further details — including the victims’ identities and how the group got swept over the falls — were not immediately released.
Dillon Falls, which is within Deschutes National Forest, features a large drop followed by a series of rapids that surge through a narrow gorge of lava rock.
One killed and two missing after group swept over Oregon waterfall
The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River about 10 miles from Bend, Oregon. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Three people were rescued from the river and taken by ambulance to a hospital in Bend. One person died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Search efforts for the missing went into Saturday evening and resumed on Sunday morning, Sergeant Josh Barker, with the sheriff’s office, said.
Further details — including the victims’ identities and how the group got swept over the falls — were not immediately released.
Dillon Falls, which is within Deschutes National Forest, features a large drop followed by a series of rapids that surge through a narrow gorge of lava rock.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/20/oregon-waterfall-accident