Ohio man dies in jump from Oregon’s Punchbowl Falls

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HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have identified the manwho died after jumping off Punchbowl
Falls in the Columbia River Gorgeas a man from Cincinnati.Sheriff Matt English of Hood RiverCounty says
25-year-old Jason Endicott was among a group of five peoplewho hiked to the top of the falls late Sunday
afternoon.Four ofthe five jumped into the chilly water. The three who survived the jumphave not been
identified; one of them was treated for hypothermia.The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/YZ3W3O ) that divers resumed the search for
Endicott’s body on Monday.English told the paper it could be a complicated and dangerous
recovery.___Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.comCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press.HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have identified the manwho died after jumping off
Punchbowl Falls in the Columbia River Gorgeas a man from Cincinnati.Sheriff Matt English of Hood RiverCounty
says 25-year-old Jason Endicott was among a group of five peoplewho hiked to the top of the falls late
Sunday afternoon.Four ofthe five jumped into the chilly water. The three who survived the jumphave not been
identified; one of them was treated for hypothermia.The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/YZ3W3O ) that divers resumed the search for
Endicott’s body on Monday.English told the paper it could be a complicated and dangerous
recovery.___Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.comCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press.

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