They put in at Foster Bar, the take out for the wild and scenic section, so the it was lower Rogue. PFD's were on the raft but in a Dry box. Level 3680 CFS; water temp was around 68*
Drowning at Two-Mile Rapids on the Rogue River
Curry County Sheriff’s Office
Jun 25, 2024
On Saturday, 06-22-24 at about 12:41pm, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch 911 Center, received a Text to 911, from Agness resident, Martin Gillette, reporting a drowning of a woman at Two-Mile Rapids, upriver from Agness. The information provided was that the female victim was on a rafting excursion with three others and a dog on a raft that started at Foster Bar. Shortly after being on the water, the two females on the raft and a dog got flipped out at the Two-Mile Rapids.
Others in the rafting party were able to get both the females to shore but one had drowned. Dispatch paged out Agness Fire and Rescue and Reach Air along with request to page out Mercy Air.
Marine Sergeant Jared Gray had been at Huntly Park earlier doing water training with SAR, Gold Beach Fire/PD, Sixes River Fire Department, USFS, Aquatic Safety and Coos County Sheriff’s Office. Sergeant Gray started upriver in the marine boat and picked up two members of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office at the Lobster Creek Boat Ramp and then responded to the Two-Mile rapids. Once on scene, there were other rafting members that had arrived.
The victim, identified as sixty-six-year-old Mary Kohn of Powers, Or., was transported back down to Lobster Creek where she was released to Redwood Memorial Services out of Brookings, Or. According to the Marine Sergeant, there were life vests aboard the raft but no-one in the rafting party was wearing them.
The next of KIN of Mary has been notified. As of this press release, the dog, named Teddy, that was in the raft has not been located. Teddy is a black and white Australian Shepard type dog with a pink collar.
Woman drowns during Rogue River rafting trip in Curry County
Posted by KOBI-TV NBC5 Newsroom Staff
June 24, 2024
CURRY COUNTY, Ore. – A 66-year-old woman is dead after falling out of a raft during an excursion on the Rogue River Saturday afternoon. According to the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, the 911 call came just before 1 p.m. from an Agness resident who reported that a woman had drowned near Two-Mile Rapids.
Police say the woman, later identified as Mary Kohn of Powers, Oregon, was on a rafting trip with three other people and a dog. During the excursion, which began at Foster Bar, two females and the dog were flipped out of the raft near Two-Mile Rapids. Both women were pulled back into the raft, but not before Kohn had drowned.
A marine sergeant who had been doing water training nearby, along with two members of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Two-Mile Rapids area. They assisted in transporting Kohn down to Lobster Creek where her body was released to Redwood Memorial Services. The dog, who police describe as a black and white Australian Shepard type dog named Teddy has not been found.
