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Archive Home > 2007 > August > 07 > Swimmer drowns in Deschutes lava tube

Swimmer drowns in Deschutes lava tube

Sisters man pulled under near Tumalo

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
August 7, 2007

A 26-year-old Sisters man drowned while swimming in the Deschutes River below White Rock Loop at Awbrey Falls on Monday evening.

Todd Justin Sampson was swimming in the river with his 18-year-old brother, Jefferey Sampson, about 5:30 p.m. when he ventured behind the falls and into a lava tube,....

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