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Oct-02-2011 02:20
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Body of Buena Vista Man Recovered from Willamette River
Tim King Salem-News.comAnyone having information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective John Williams or Sgt. Kevin Haynes at the Polk County Sheriff's Office; 503-623-9251.
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(INDEPENDENCE, Ore.) - A body was pulled from the Willamette River at Buena Vista Saturday afternoon. Officials say the deceased man was later identified as 63-year old Marvin Leonard Studer, a resident of the Buena Vista area.
Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies got the call around 2:30 p.m. and responded to the reported sighting of a body floating in the Willamette River. Buena Vista is an unincorporated area of Polk County south of Independence, Oregon.
The deputies were assisted by Polk County Fire and the Salem Fire Department water rescue boat team.
Less than an hour after receiving the call, at 3:24 p.m. fire units located and confirmed the presence of a dead body, later identified as that of Mr. Studer, approximately one quarter mile downstream, or north, of the Polk County side of the Buena Vista Ferry landing.
This is one of two sites on the Willamette River in the central valley where motorists can drive their cars onto a cable guided ferry boat and save a few miles driving the interstate freeway.
The body of Marvin Studer was recovered by authorities at approximately 4:40 p.m. with the assistance of a boat operated by the Benton County Sheriff's Office marine patrol unit.
Mr. Studer had last been seen by family members September 9, 2011 at his home, a short walking distance from the Willamette.
Relatives told investigators that it was not uncommon for Marvin Studer to spend time along the river.
While cause of death and the reason for Studer being in the water have yet to be determined, Sgt. Kevin Haynes with the Polk County Sheriff's Office says there was no indication of foul play at the scene, and he says the investigation by the Polk County Sheriff's Office will continue. Anyone having information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective John Williams or Sgt. Kevin Haynes at the Polk County Sheriff's Office; 503-623-9251.
Editor's note: We mistakenly identify the boat that retrieved the body of Mr. Studer as belonging to Polk County, when in fact the vessel is a Benton County Sheriff's Office boat. We apologize for this error.
Tim King is a former U.S. Marine with twenty years of experience in broadcast and Internet news. In addition to his role as a war correspondent, this Los Angeles native serves as Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor. Tim spent the winter of 2006/07 in Afghanistan, and he was in Iraq over the summer of 2008, reporting from the war while embedded with the U.S. Army and Marines. Tim has several years of experience in network affiliate news TV stations, having worked as a reporter and photographer at NBC, ABC and FOX stations in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. Tim is a member of the Orange County Press Club in Southern California. You can send Tim an email at this address: newsroom@salem-news.com
Jerry Freeman is part of a new generation of dedicated news photographers who are entering the Internet news industry as a second career. He shares in common with many people the dream of becoming a visual journalist. Joining the Navy at an early age, and the Oregon Army Guard a few years later, Jerry has a wide range of life experiences. He describes himself as “an old truck driver with a new found passion to bare witness on the world’s events.” Teaming up with Salem-News.com he embarks on a new career as a video news photographer and reporter. Stay tuned, and see how it turns out. Jerry seems to exhibit natural talent and is already becoming a published member of the Salem-News.com team. You can send Jerry Freeman an email at this address: bearingwitness@live.com
Dexter Phoenix has worked as a staff and freelance photographer since the mid-1990's and has a wealth of professional experiences on his resume. We welcome his presence to our staff and Salem-News.com. This native of Great Britain moved to Los Angeles in 2007, where he photographed general news, general Interests, sports, freelance model photo work, and also stock images. In his career Dexter has had photos published: World wide, in many magazines and newspapers and online. Throughout the course of his career he has experience with technology of all imaginable types. In his career as a photographer Dexter has covered stories in Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, France, Mexico, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, Somalia, Tunisia, Algeria. Angola, Iran, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Colombia, United States. Email inquiries about photo purchase to Dexter at the above address. You can email Dexter Phoenix, Salem-News.com Photographer/Reporter, at innocent_p0stcard@hotmail.com
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Anonymous October 2, 2011 10:20 am (Pacific time)
BENTON COUNTY MARINE PATROL ASSISTED WITH THE RECOVERY. NOT POLK COUNTY!
(6th paragraph):.....The body of Marvin Studer was recovered by authorities at approximately 4:40 p.m. with the assistance of a boat operated by the Benton County Sheriff's Office marine patrol unit.
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