Search and rescue operation under way after group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One person has died while two others remain missing after six people were swept down a waterfall in Oregon<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Saturday, the Deschutes county sheriff\u2019s office announced<\/a> a multi-agency search and rescue operation after the group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At approximately 2.57pm, authorities received a report of the incident which immediately prompted a response from multiple agencies including the county sheriff\u2019s office and bed fire and rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using drones from Bend police and aerial search support provided by Airlink, three individuals were located and rescued from the river and transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance. One person was pronounced dead on scene and two others remain missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sheriff\u2019s office said that search and rescue teams continued recovery efforts into the evening and would work until sunset, adding that if unsuccessful, operations would pause overnight and resume in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities are not yet releasing the names of the victims and survivors to allow for proper family notification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n