Authorities ID one of two bodies recovered from Willamette River
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office identified one of two bodies recovered from the Willamette River in Eugene Wednesday night.
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 2:11 PM
Updated: Dec 25, 2020 7:02 PM
Posted By: KEZI 9 News
GLENWOOD, Ore. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office identified one of two bodies recovered from the Willamette River in Glenwood Wednesday night.
David Schenderlein, 60, of Eugene was found dead alongside a teenage girl whose identity was not released due to her age.
A spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office said they received a report of a raft in the Willamette River near the Interstate 5 bridge around 3:30 p.m. When search crews arrived, they found the bodies of Schenderlein and the teenager in the water. They determined the two were on stand-up paddle boards, not a raft as initially thought.
Two found dead in Willamette River near Glenwood
Eugene Springfield fire says they received the call around 3:25 p.m. Wednesday.
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 7:56 PM
Updated: Dec 24, 2020 2:41 PM
Posted By: Emma Jerome
GLENWOOD, Ore. Eugene Springfield fire officials say they recovered two bodies from the Willamette River near I-5 in Glenwood Wednesday afternoon.
The call came in around 3:36 p.m.
Battalion Chief Ben Meigs says when they arrived they found two paddle boards downstream, caught in a tree. The bodies were found nearby.
Lane County Sheriff s Office also responded to the scene.
This story will be updated.
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