Volunteer Diver Says Deschutes County Officials Threatened Him with Arrest During Dillon Falls Recovery Effort

Volunteer diver says Deschutes County officials threatened him with arrest during Dillon Falls recovery effort

Volunteer diver Juan Heredia said a Deschutes County Sheriff's Office official directed him not to enter the water where searchers are looking for a missing man. "If you touch that water, we’re gonna arrest you,”Heredia recalled the official saying.

Officials ID 2 victims in Dillon Falls incident on Deschutes River as search continues

The group of six that floated into Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River were using inner tubes tied together when they entered the Class V rapids.

Volunteer diver says Deschutes County officials threatened him with arrest during Dillon Falls recovery effort • Lincoln Chronicle

A volunteer diver who this year helped recover a child’s body in the Siletz River said Deschutes County authorities threatened to arrest him Tuesday if he entered the water to help search for a man who went over Dillon Falls last weekend. The post Volunteer diver says Deschutes County officials threatened him with arrest during Dillon Falls recovery effort appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.

Volunteer Diver Turned Away As Family Of Dillon Falls Victim Urges Focus On

Family of missing Dillon Falls victim supports official search and asks volunteer diver to step back amid misinformation concerns. Authorities continue efforts to recover the final missing individual. As the search continues for the last missing person swept over Dillon Falls near Bend, Oregon last weekend, the family of the victim has spoken out through a statement, offering praise for official search efforts and addressing the involvement of a…

Final Victim Still Missing After Dillon Falls Incident; Two Victims Identified

Bend, Oregon- Recovery operations remain underway Tuesday in the ongoing search for the final individual missing after six people were swept past the final takeout area at Dillon Falls on Saturday, July 19. The group had been floating down the Deschutes River on inner tubes tied together when the incident occurred. According to investigators, three members of the group managed to jump from their tubes and reach shore, while the remaining three w…

Update: California diver Juan Heredia claims being turned away from Dillon Falls search

Juan Heredia drove nearly 500 miles from Stockton after speaking with the victim’s brother. Heredia is part of Angels Recovery Dive Team, a volunteer group that assists in missing persons cases nationwide.