Off-duty firefighters performed CPR on a Corvallis man thrown overboard Wednesday until he could be taken by helicopter to Salem Hospital, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.
The victim - identified as Chester Correll, 72, of Corvallis - later died.
"The Sheriff's Office would like to send their thoughts to the Correll family during this very difficult time," Marion County said in a statement. "This is the Sheriff's Office third drowning since the weather has begun to warm and the second drowning this week." Deputies responded Wednesday during the noon hour to the Hoover arm of Detroit Lake after a report of a boat capsizing.