PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man died Saturday afternoon after officials say he likely suffered a medical incident while swimming in the Willamette River near Willamette Mission Park.
At about 3:45 p.m., authorities said a Yamhill County Sheriff’s deputy and a safety officer were working marine patrol on the river, when the deputy saw people in the water and heard someone yelling for help.
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Both officials responded in the patrol boat and pulled an unconscious man from the river.
The patrol boat then took the man to the Wheatland Ferry landing to meet paramedics…