Boating-related drownings increased in Oregon this summer

At least 17 people in Oregon died in boating-related drownings between June and September this year, according to the Oregon State Marine Board. That list includes acclaimed Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy, an 11-year-old boy who died in a fishing boat accident and a 24-year-old woman who died near Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge when the towed inner tube she was riding was thrown into another boat.

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS