Woman Found Deceased in South Umpqua River; 3rd Incident in the Past Month
On January 25th, 2021 just after 3:30 PM, Roseburg Police Officers and other emergency services personnel responded to the Umpqua River behind Gaddis Park in Roseburg. A passerby reported seeing a body floating in the river in that area. Officers located an adult female, deceased, floating face-down in approximately 3 feet of water. The Douglas County Medical Examiner was contacted and responded to the scene. During the investigation, the decedent was identified as a 37-year-old female from Glendale, Oregon. Her family was contacted and they advised they hadn't seen or heard from her in 4-6 weeks. They further said she had some health issues and was living a transient lifestyle. Investigators did not observe any signs of foul play and the Douglas County Medicolegal Death Investigator took custody of the decedent. This is the third person found deceased inside the City of Roseburg in the past month. All three deaths were in known camping areas, two along the South Umpqua River and one by the Stewart Park Duck Pond. A 48-year-old man from Roseburg was found deceased in the South Umpqua River behind Gaddis Park back on Friday, January 8th. A 67-year-old man was found deceased on December 29th next to the Duck Pond in Roseburg.