Search & rescue

Despite resources, some searches are more difficult than others, officials say

By Erin Golden / The Bulletin
May 19, 2009

It’s been a month since 19-year-old Alex Thompson was swept into a series of rapids while trying to cross the Crooked River with a group of friends at Smith Rock State Park and vanished beneath the water.

Since then, search and rescue crews and teams of volunteers have combed the area,....

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