One person killed and two missing after six swept over Oregon waterfall

One idiosyncratic has died and 2 radical stay missing aft a radical of six radical were swept implicit a waterfall successful Oregon connected Saturday afternoon, a section sheriff bureau said.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said it rescued 3 radical from the Deschutes River who were transported to the hospital, portion different idiosyncratic was declared dormant astatine the scene.

Emergency responders utilized drones to look for survivors adjacent Dillon Falls aft receiving an exigency telephone successful the day and program to resume hunt efforts connected Sunday aft pausing overnight.

Dillon Falls has a 15-foot (4.5-metre) driblet that turns into "churning rapids successful a quick, measurement ladder-like pattern", according to Visit Central Oregon.

The falls implicit the Deschutes River are adjacent the metropolis of Bend successful the Deschutes National Forest, a fashionable spot for visitors.

Each summer, thousands of radical boat, kayak oregon interval connected interior tubes connected the river, which boasts whitewater areas arsenic good arsenic trout and salmon fisheries.

Local occurrence and constabulary officers responded to 911 calls astir 15:00 PDT (21:00 BST)

Officials person yet to sanction the victims truthful they tin notify household members before.