Athena
March 10th, 2008, 07:46 PM
A particularly tragic story...
Teen who tried to rescue boy presumed drowned
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GLENEDEN BEACH, Ore. - About 50 people joined in the search Sunday for an Aloha teen who went missing while trying to rescue a younger boy struggling in the surf at Gleneden Beach a day earlier.
According to Oregon State Police, Ross Barfuss, 16, was last seen going into the ocean to help 11-year-old River Jenison about 1:15 p.m. Saturday. He did not know the boy, who was from Westfir.
Family members of Barfuss reported him missing as rescue crews searched for Jenison, who was eventually pulled from the water and taken to an area hospital, where he died.
The search for Barfuss continued into late Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, about 50 members of the Hazeldale ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to the scene to help the family search for Barfuss. The 16-year-old boy is presumed drowned.
Barfuss was a junior at Aloha High School, state police said. His family had moved to Aloha in 2007 after spending eight years in the Pendleton area.
Teen who tried to rescue boy presumed drowned
http://media.komotv.com/images/080309_Barfuss_Jenison.jpg
GLENEDEN BEACH, Ore. - About 50 people joined in the search Sunday for an Aloha teen who went missing while trying to rescue a younger boy struggling in the surf at Gleneden Beach a day earlier.
According to Oregon State Police, Ross Barfuss, 16, was last seen going into the ocean to help 11-year-old River Jenison about 1:15 p.m. Saturday. He did not know the boy, who was from Westfir.
Family members of Barfuss reported him missing as rescue crews searched for Jenison, who was eventually pulled from the water and taken to an area hospital, where he died.
The search for Barfuss continued into late Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, about 50 members of the Hazeldale ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to the scene to help the family search for Barfuss. The 16-year-old boy is presumed drowned.
Barfuss was a junior at Aloha High School, state police said. His family had moved to Aloha in 2007 after spending eight years in the Pendleton area.