Body recovered after fishing boat accident

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, March 29, 2011

EUGENE — The body of an Oregon man has been recovered from the McKenzie River after a weekend boating accident while fishing with friends.

The Register-Guard reports the victim was identified as 59-year-old Warren Moran Jr. of Eugene.

Lane County sheriff’s deputies say Moran and two other men were not wearing life jackets when their drift boat hit a submerged snag in the river and overturned near McNutt Island Saturday afternoon.

Deputies said the boat was pinned on the bottom under about 5 feet of water in a strong current. The other two men, who have not been identified, were able to reach shore without serious injury.

Moran’s body was recovered Sunday. The accident remains under investigation.

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