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Top Chef Star Dead At 49 In Freak Paddleboard Accident On Oregon River


This is heartbreaking and so scary! Top Chef star Naomi Pomeroy has died after a freak paddleboard and inner tube accident in Oregon over the weekend. She

The Corvallis Fire Department arrived on the scene but was unable to recover her body, so the BCSO joined a search and recovery mission. The chef — who opened her first (now closed) restaurant Beast in 2007 — is the first drowning victim of the year, according to the authorities, who reminded everyone to be aware of the “dangerous” currents and other potential hazards in the river. Her family, including daughter August, told Portland Monthly that there are no plans for a memorial yet and that they wished for “privacy” in this difficult time.

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