WALTERVILLE, Ore. (AP) — One man is missing and presumed dead after a boating accident on the McKenzie River.
Rescuers spent hours Saturday afternoon and evening in the river and along its banks following a boat accident that two other men survived.
The Register-Guard reports McKenzie Fire & Rescue crews responded to a report of a capsized boat near Walterville just after 3 p.m. when one of the men safely reached shore and called for help.
Authorities say the aluminum boat hit a downed tree, tossing the men into the frigid and fast-moving water. None of the men were wearing life vests.
