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Bodies of two swimmers located in Willamette River
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Crews have recovered the bodies of two people who went missing over the weekend in different locations on the Willamette River.
Nasiruddin Shaik, 37, of Salem, was found around noon Wednesday about a half-mile downriver of the Wheatland Ferry.
Shaik went missing near the ferry Saturday and was last seen struggling in the water off the riverbank, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff s Office. A contingent of law enforcement and rescue personnel searched the waterway and riverbank, utilizing multiple boats and a helicopter, until 10 p.m. that evening.
Second missing swimmer found in Willamette
Both men who were lost in the Willamette River Saturday during the heat wave have been found dead.
The body of Nasiruddin Shaik, 37, was located about noon today half a mile downriver from where he was seen near the Wheatland Ferry.
He was last seen struggling in the river near the ferry Saturday evening.
Shaik was located by a drone deployed by Yamhill County Search and Rescue. Rescuers waded into the river to retrieve his body in an area that was inaccessible to boats.
Earlier, the body of Thomas Paul Stavrum, 51, of Lafayette, was found near the Highway 219 bridge, about a mile downriver from Roger s Landing in Newberg.
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Heat-related injuries included symptoms of heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and heat exposure, Walsh said.
Statewide, Oregon Health Authority officials reported a sharp increase in emergency department and urgent care visits for heat-related illnesses between June 25 and 27, according to the state s health data. The report recorded about 25 hospital visits on June 25, nearly 60 on June 26 and about 130 on June 27.
“Heat exhaustion happens when your body isn’t able to regulate its own temperature and it begins to rise, Dr. Caroline King-Widdall said in a statement, released last week by Kaiser Permanente Northwest. This can happen when you’re working out rigorously or when you’re doing yard work outside on a hot day.