1 Dead, 2 Missing After Group Swept Over Waterfall Near Bend

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The Deschutes River is one of Central Oregon’s crown jewels. Each summer, thousands of people flock to its waters to float, kayak, fish, and soak in the rugged beauty of tumbling waterfalls and lava rock canyons. But this past weekend, the river turned deadly at one of its most dramatic features, Dillon Falls, leaving one person dead, two still missing, and a community holding its breath.

Crews scour the riverbank in a multi-agency effort to locate the missing.(Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Oregon)

Just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, tragedy struck when a group of six people was swept over Dillon Falls about ten miles west

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