Ten Dead Bodies Pulled from Portland Rivers, Officials Say ‘Nothing Suspicious’
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Law enforcement officials in the Portland area have confirmed that ten bodies have been recovered from local rivers since mid-April, with the most recent discovered on Saturday in the Willamette River near Cathedral Park, according to KPTV.
Authorities have not yet released the identity or cause of death for the individual found over the weekend.
The growing number of bodies found in the Willamette and Columbia rivers has drawn public attention in recent weeks.
Two of the ten recoveries occurred in May alone.
However, officials from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) have stated that the overall number is not considered abnormal for this time of year, though the circumstances remain tragic.
In a press release issued earlier this month following the discovery of the eighth body, MCSO addressed concerns over the apparent increase in river-related fatalities.
“The number of bodies recovered in a short time frame is not unusual, though it is tragic,” the release stated.