BEND TEENAGER DROWNS IN RAFTING ACCIDENT ON NORTH UMPQUA RIVER
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A 16-year-old girl has drowned in a rafting accident on Southern Oregon's North Umpqua River.The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says Nichole Pomeroy of Bend became trapped Sunday in debris underwater after a raft carrying seven people capsized.Everyone else who was on the raft made it to shore.The group apparently began its trip at Boulder Flat, but the raft flipped a few miles downstream.Sheriff's spokesman Dwes Hutson says the rafters wore life jackets, but Pomeroy's apparently came off in the water.Hutson said the girl's body was recovered Monday afternoon.The North Umpqua River is a popular Class III river that borders Highway 138 and sees high usage this time of year.—The Associated Press contributed to this reporto o oPast blogsTHE ART OF ‘NINJA FISHING’ AT MILLER LAKEGOLD HILL TO ROGUE RIVER THE BEST STRETCH FOR SALMON, STEELHEADHIKE OF THE DAY: Lemolo FallsMAN ARRESTED FOR LAYING TRAPS FOR MOUNTAIN BIKERS
