The Lane County Sheriff’s Office said a 26-year-old man drowned on the Willamette River Tuesday.
The office said Ervan Lucia of Harrisburg was tethered to a paddleboard and was not wearing a lifejacket. He was part of a group of people floating on the river.
The sheriff’s office said tethering yourself to equipment while in the water is dangerous, and urged everyone to wear a lifejacket while on the water.
Separately, the Douglas County Sheriff’s office said a 64-year-old Roseburg man drowned on the North Umpqua River near Winchester last week.
The office said Charles Jensen was kayaking on July 9 when the vessel overturned.
A friend was able to pull him from the water, but Jensen was pronounced dead at the scene.