NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — The Yamhill County sheriff’s office says it has suspended the search for a Newberg, Ore., man believed to have disappeared last Friday while fishing on the Willamette River.
Sheriff’s Capt. Ken Summers on Tuesday cited poor weather, rising water levels and the risk to divers as the search concluded for 49-year-old Kevin Troy Williams.
Another boater called 911 last Friday to report that he and his son saw a man struggling with an anchor on a small aluminum boat. Sheriff Jack Crabtree says those two men went ashore for a walk, then heard a person calling from the river. When they returned to the water, they saw only life jackets and debris floating where the boat had been.
The sheriff says a pickup truck and boat trailer associated with Williams were found nearby.
