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Body found in North Umpqua River
The Daily Barometer
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: News
Douglas County Police and Oregon State Police recovered a body in the North Umpqua River approximately 47 miles from Roseburg Thursday afternoon.
The body was taken by the Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office for identification.
Authorities could not confirm that the body was that of Jeffrey Schmidt, an OSU junior who was involved in a fatal car accident with his girlfriend, Quinn Truong, on Nov. 19, 2006, when their Jeep Wrangler crashed into the North Umpqua River while returning from a trip to Diamond Lake.
Truong's body was recovered on Nov. 21, but the search for Schmidt's body was called off after a few days due to river conditions and the low probability of finding the body, Lt. Douglas Ladd of the Oregon State Police said.
Ladd said that Schmidt's father had been notified and that he will provide the medical examiner with Jeffrey Schmidt's dental records in the interest of making a positive identification.
"We're not going to say that it's him, but it is in a location that it's possible that it's him." Ladd said.
"If it is indeed the body of Jeffrey Schmidt, we hope that that provides some measure of closure for friends and loved ones," said university spokesman Todd Simmons.
The body was taken by the Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office for identification.
Authorities could not confirm that the body was that of Jeffrey Schmidt, an OSU junior who was involved in a fatal car accident with his girlfriend, Quinn Truong, on Nov. 19, 2006, when their Jeep Wrangler crashed into the North Umpqua River while returning from a trip to Diamond Lake.
Truong's body was recovered on Nov. 21, but the search for Schmidt's body was called off after a few days due to river conditions and the low probability of finding the body, Lt. Douglas Ladd of the Oregon State Police said.
Ladd said that Schmidt's father had been notified and that he will provide the medical examiner with Jeffrey Schmidt's dental records in the interest of making a positive identification.
"We're not going to say that it's him, but it is in a location that it's possible that it's him." Ladd said.
"If it is indeed the body of Jeffrey Schmidt, we hope that that provides some measure of closure for friends and loved ones," said university spokesman Todd Simmons.
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