Oregon, Dillon Falls and Deschutes River
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified two victims as Amanda Lloyd, 40, of Rockwall and Lindsay Bashan, 33, of Parkland, Fla.
Amanda Loyd, 40, and her friend Lindsay Bashan, 33, have been identified as two of the people who died after a group of friends went over a waterfall in Oregon on July 19. The search for a man, who has not been named,
Authorities said the victims include Amanda Lloyd, 40, of Rockwall, Texas; and Lindsay Bashan, 33, of Parkland, Florida.
The group of six who accidentally floated to Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River near Bend were in inner tubes tied together and included a Texas woman who had just celebrated her 40th birthday and a 33-year-old woman from Florida, authorities said Tuesday.
A group of six went over Dillon Falls on Saturday. Three were rescued and another died at the scene. Two others were missing, one of whom has now been found dead.
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A woman from Parkland died on an Oregon river Saturday after she and two other people were swept over a waterfall and into the rapids, 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.
Deschutes River Conservancy hails legislative approval of pilot water bank for Deschutes River Basin
The Oregon Legislature has passed House Bill 3806, approving pilot water bank authorities in the Deschutes Basin. "This legislation marks a significant step forward in helping Central Oregon expand more flexible and efficient water management to support farms,