CORVALLIS, Ore. (KPTV) — A 51-year-old Albany man died Sunday after drowning in the Willamette River near Crystal Lake, authorities said.
Emergency responders were called at about 11:50 a.m. July 19 after a report of a person in the water near river mile 133, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said. A witness who tried to rescue the man later told dispatchers he appeared to be dead, and another witness said the man was not wearing a life jacket.
Benton County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol deputies were on duty but were operating downriver near the Polk County line when the call came in, the sheriff’s office said. Corvallis Fire Department crews arrived first and reached the area by raft…