This is KGW news at sunrise this
morning on sunrise. A tragic boating
accident on the Willamette River in
Newburgh as a boat towing some friends
on an inner tube makes too tight of a
turn and runs them over. Plus, a drain
on Portland's struggling public transit
system, people destroying things and
it's just very disheartening. Yeah,
how much TriMet is spending to fix bus
shelters that are repeatedly smashed?
Also track and field athletes arrive
at an Oregon for the World Athletics
Championships in Eugene this Friday
and for the town hosting the team
from Ireland, there's a lot
riding on their visit. Good
morning to you and welcome
to KGW News at Sunrise.
Thanks for getting up early
with us on this Tuesday.
Woo you staying cool out there?
Let's check in with Rod
Hill in the weather center.
What do we hit yesterday?
96 out of PDX it was 98 in Salem
and it still looks like here on
the West side of the Cascades.
That was the hot weather.
We're going to take it down about 5-6
degrees on average today so I think
you'll notice they're not being as bad.
We do have clear skies, it's a warm.
With that said, it's a very warm 71 degrees.
Get out of the airport 81 at noon and
there's today's high of 92 at 5:00 PM.
Nina. There is a heat advisory for
parts of the Columbia Basin that's
from The Dalles out toward Pendleton
and we'll talk about those triple
digit temperatures coming out.
All right. Rob, thank you.
Start with your local news now,
and a tragic accident
on the Willamette River.
Two young men were rushed to the
hospital yesterday after they were
hit by the boat that was towing them.
It happened while they were tubing
near Rogers boat ramp in Newburgh.
Catherine Cook spoke with
rescue crews at the scene.
Before Yamhill County deputies
wrapped it with police tape.
This boat was on the Willamette
River in Newburgh Monday afternoon.
Investigators say the operator was
towing two young men on an inner tube
until something went terribly wrong.
They ended up turning in One Direction and
then correcting back the other direction,
which swung the inner tube around,
which caused them to unfortunately run over
the two folks that were on the inner tube.
Deputies say the operator steered up Rogers.
Boat landing where medics from Tualatin
Valley Fire and Rescue were waiting.
Lifelight transported one of the victims to
Emmanuel with life threatening injuries.
Medics took the other there by
ambulance in serious condition.
Investigators say those on board
were from Brooks in Marion County.
They were all known to each other,
so this is absolutely devastating and our
hearts go out to everyone involved and
everyone that witnessed it to deputies
say their investigation could take
a couple days to complete.
They're asking anyone who may have seen
something unusual related to the boat.
To let them know they say the operator
showed no visible signs of impairment,
but that lack of experience
may have been an issue.
It was my understanding that
he has operated a boat before,
but doesn't have a lot of
experience towing the tuber.
Four others on the water.
Monday's accident underlined
how quickly things can change.
You always just have to have
that awareness about the bigger
boats and the faster boats.
Kayaker Courtney Rissy saw the
emergency vehicles as they arrived.
It's wretched and I feel for their
parents and family and friends.
And you think you're going out for a
good time and fun afternoon and anything
can happen with the hot weather,
obviously we see a lot more
waterway usage and you can see
the lineup of people launching as
they've gotten off work tonight,
so just be aware of the fact that
there are a lot of people out on the
water beyond that
to come across something like this
in Newburgh. Catherine cook. KGW news.
In effect, for all of Oregon,
and that declaration means things
like backyard burning is banned.
This is video of wildfires
from previous years.
There are art to check for fire
restrictions in your area.
Go to oregon.gov slash.
Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania counties are
all implementing them starting this Friday,
so that means no open burning and
all burn permits that have already
been issued will no longer be valid.
Recreational campfires are only
allowed in improved fire pits on
designated campgrounds in forest lands.
That ban will last through September 30th.
Three people were killed in
separate shootings across the metro
area over the weekend.
The latest happened early Monday
morning at the corner of SE
11th and Walnut in Hillsboro,
a 40 year old man was found
dead at the scene.
Another happened Friday night near
SE Powell and 112th in Portland.
A person was shot and killed,
another injured and no arrest in a Sunday
night shooting that left a man dead
near NE 12th and Prescott in Portland.
All these shootings.
Remain under investigation this morning,
we're taking a closer look at the
fentanyl crisis and one solution.
Health leaders say everyone
should know about that drug.
Is Narcan and when injected,
it instantly reverses the effects of an
overdose and brings the person back.
But experts say in the face of a
worsening problem, it's critical.
Everyone know how to get it and how
to use it. Here's Alma McCarty.
Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid
much deadlier and much more potent
than other illegal drugs, continues
to sweep through Oregon communities.
Doctor John Mcelveen with the state
opioid treatment authority calls the
pattern overwhelming radical increase
in morbidity and mortality
associated with fentanyl and really,
Oregon communities are washing it.
Fentanyl has really replaced things
like heroin in the drug supply,
OHA reports. Over the last 30 months,
fentanyl has become a leading
cause in overdose deaths.
Jumping more than 600% between
2019 and 2021, current data
shows 2022 will be no different.
Obviously more reach, right.
Greater reach of of folks.
Unfortunately again,
and a greater potency.
It's it's really a.
Not to be overly dramatic,
but it's a deadly combination,
and now fentanyl will be permeated
means, though the need is there,
many folks who are suffer fatal
overdoses are not don't have
usage of Narcan or naloxone.
He says some people are still
hesitant to carry it or use it
even though it's fully legal.
It's fully covered with your
insurance, including OHP.
I want to make that really clear.
There's a stigma attached,
that's why health leaders are urging
the use of the rescue drug because
it's easy to use and it saves lives.
OHA is providing online resources
about naloxone like this map that
specifically lists the Oregon
pharmacies distributing it.
It basically kicks the opioids off
the receptor so it interrupts that
process of euphoria analgesia.
What overdoses caused by is
it's an overloading of those.
Right, it's it's.
It's as if you stack opioids on
top of opioids on top of opioids.
And this is directly related
to our issue of, you know,
opioid naive people were that
that that experience overdose.
That was Alma McCarty reporting. Health
officials are also reminding Oregonians
about the state's Good Samaritan law that
protects the person who calls 911 for help,
as well as the person who OD against
possession and paraphernalia.
Morning slow down in its new safety campaign.
The slogan is tongue in cheek,
using graphics of birds to
say slow the flock down.
It's in response to the increasing
number of traffic deaths and
injuries you can expect to see
these billboards and events
around town and on social media.
Well now to a great update
on a stolen motorcycle that was
taken from a 75 year Old Navy
veteran in Gresham last week.
He's a member of the Patriot Guard
riders and he uses his bike to help.
Cindy still works and runs,
but whoever stole the bike took these.