Oregon authorities on Tuesday identified two people who died in a fatal waterfall accident as search operations continued for the one person who remains missing.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said the victims include Amanda Lloyd, 40, of Rockwall, Texas, and Lindsay Bashan, 33, of Parkland, Florida.
The accident happened on Saturday afternoon when a group was swept over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River, about 10 miles from the city of Bend. Authorities describe it as a dangerous section of the river, featuring 15-foot falls and whitewater rapids obstructed by rocks, logs, and other debris.
Six people were floating on tied inner tubes
The six people were floating on inner tubes tied together, the sheriff’s office said. The three people who survived jumped from their inner tubes and made it to shore, while the other three were swept into the rapids…