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‘Top Chef Masters’ contestant Naomi Pomeroy drowns in Oregon river
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Naomi Pomeroy, an author and award-winning chef who competed on “Top Chef Masters,” died in a tragic accident in an Oregon river on Saturday, authorities said. She was 49. Pomeroy drowned in the Willamette River near Corvallis after the group she was tubing...
Body of drowned Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy recovered from Willamette
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KATU — People who were canoeing on the Willamette River on Wednesday morning spotted the body of Naomi Pomeroy, an acclaimed Portland chef who drowned over the weekend while floating in the river, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said. Her body was spotted at about 10...
Star chef who appeared on popular cooking show drowns while tubing on river
CORVALLIS, Oregon — Naomi Pomeroy, renowned chef in the Portland area who also appeared on the TV show “Top Chef Masters,” has died after an apparent accident while tubing on a river, authorities say. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that searchers still...
Search continues for Portland woman who drowned in the Willamette River
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Search efforts continue to find a 49-year-old Portland woman who drowned in the Willamette River on Saturday evening, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. BCSO officials said that Naomi Pomeroy drowned shortly before 8:30 p.m. on July 13 near river mile 132 in Corvallis...
'Top Chef Masters' star Naomi Pomeroy dies at 49 in tubing accident
Naomi Pomeroy, a chef who appeared on cooking shows like "Top Chef Masters," has died after drowning in a tubing accident, officials said. She was 49. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said a woman's body was located on the Willamette River after being spotted by a group of canoers. The body was later identified as Pomeroy, who went missing Saturday after drowning in the Oregon river.
Acclaimed Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy drowns in tubing accident, body unrecovered
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Naomi Pomeroy, an acclaimed Portland chef/restauranteur and James Beard Award winner, lost her life on Saturday in an inner tubing accident on the Willamette River, the Benton County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The Benton County Sheriff's Office was called to the Willamette River around 8 p.m....
Search on Willamette for Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy's body continues
The Benton County Sheriff's Office continued searching Tuesday for the body of James Beard award-winning Portland chef and cookbook author Naomi Pomeroy, who drowned Saturday evening while tubing on the Willamette River. Pomeroy, 49, and two other adults were floating on inner tubes and a paddle board tied together about...
Award-winning chef drowns in Oregon river while tubing with husband. ‘Legend is gone’
UPDATE: Naomi Pomeroy’s body was discovered by canoers July 17 in the Willamette River, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said. The original story is below. A 49-year-old award-winning chef, who was known as a culinary “trailblazer,” drowned in an Oregon river while tubing with her husband, authorities and media outlets reported.
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