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1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes Entering Siletz River Near Lincoln City
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 16, 4:11 PM PDT
updated Oct 16, 10:08 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KPTV (FOX 12) and KGW, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
1 person died and 1 was hospitalized after a boat capsized entering the Siletz River near Lincoln City, KPTV (FOX 12) reported, with KGW also reporting 1 dead after a boat capsized in Siletz Bay.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 16, 10:50 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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