The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is using swift water experts, cadaver canines and drones to locate the remaining body after a group was swept over Dillon Falls, near Bend. A sign warns river ...

One person was killed and rescuers continued searching on Sunday for two others after a group of people were swept over an Oregon waterfall, authorities said. The group went over Dillon Falls on the ...

The Deschutes River flows through the town of Maupin in Northern Central Oregon. This are of the river is considered wild and scenic with special regulations for fly fishing and boating or rafting. - ...

UPDATE: The body was identified as 33-year-old Derek Slesinger of Newark, Delaware, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sept. 4 news release. He was one of three people who died July 19 ...

Deschutes County Sheriffs Department personnel search for two missing boaters on the Deschutes River, downstream of Dillon Falls, west of Bend. 07/21/25 (Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin) Central Oregon ...

Despite rumors that permits will be required to float the Deschutes River in 2026, the Oregon State Marine board says the new regulations put in place by House Bill 2982 will not affect inner tubes.

A body was found Aug. 27 at Lava Island Falls in Deschutes County, Oregon, deputies said. Photo from WindowSeat Photography via Unsplash UPDATE: The body was identified as 33-year-old Derek Slesinger ...

A body was found Aug. 27 at Lava Island Falls in Deschutes County, Oregon, deputies said. Photo from WindowSeat Photography via Unsplash Kayakers stopped to snap photos on a river island and ...