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Woman drowns trying to clear debris in flooded creek in southern Oregon
Woman drowns trying to clear debris in flooded creek in southern Oregon
Woman drowns trying to clear debris in flooded creek in southern Oregon

Published on: 03/18/2025

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By Alex Jensen, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A woman drowned amid heavy rain and flooding in southern Oregon.  The 44-year-old was attempting to clear branches from a culvert under her driveway in Central Point, when the waterproof overalls she was wearing filled with water and flood waters pulled her through the culvert into a nearby creek,

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