The body of a swimmer who went missing in the Willamette Slough in Salem earlier this week has been recovered and identified, officials said Thursday.
The victim was Troy Bowdish, 18, of Dallas, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office located Bowdish at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The search began after a caller reported a swimmer in distress just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Willamette Slough near Riverfront Park in Salem. The Salem Police Department and Salem Fire Department responded to the scene, and Marion County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue was requested to help with search efforts later. The search ended at 10 p.m. and resumed the next morning at 6 a.m.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office responds to multiple water emergencies every year and wants to encourage wearing life jackets to prevent accidental drownings.
-- Ty Vinson
503-221-4315; @ty_vinson_
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