Woman died after falling out of boat and being struck by another boat in the Willammette River near the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon
Woman dies after falling off boat, struck by another on Willamette River
Just after 8 p.m., deputies and Portland Fire and Rescue responded to the Willamette River near the Hawthorne Bridge on the report of someone unconscious in the water, officials said. A caller stated that they saw a woman fall off a boat and was struck by another boat.
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