Rafting accident kills off-duty deputy in eastern Oregon
An eastern Oregon law enforcement deputy has been killed while off-duty in a rafting accident near Minam State Park in Wallowa County.
Posted: Jun 6, 2021 3:51 PM
Posted By: Associated Press
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) An eastern Oregon law enforcement deputy has been killed while off-duty in a rafting accident near Minam State Park in Wallowa County.
Umatilla County deputy Jason Post died after he and three other adults were thrown from their raft and Post was unable to reach the shore. His body was found shortly afterward. The other three people survived.
A spokesperson said Post served as a deputy at the Umatilla County Sheriff s Office for the past decade.
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PENDLETON (AP) An eastern Oregon law enforcement deputy was killed while off-duty in a rafting accident near Minam State Park in Wallowa County, authorities said Sunday.
Senior Deputy Jason Post, 34, died Saturday after he and three other adults were thrown from their raft, Lt. Sterrin Ward said. Post was unable to reach the shore and his body was found shortly afterward.
The three others survived.
Post had served as a deputy at the Umatilla County Sheriff s Office for the past decade. He left in April to join Umatilla County Parole and Probation in order to spend more time with his wife and their baby girl, Sterrin said.
UMATILLA COUNTY — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office identified Jason Post as the deputy who drown Saturday, June 5, while on the Minam River in Wallowa County.