Myrtle Point Enterprise in Myrtle Point, Oregon

Death of Three-Year-Old Boy in River Tragedy

The community mourns the death of three-year-old Kerl Parrish who drowned in the river on Friday afternoon after playing near the bank. The child was last seen at the Myrtle Point creamery and disappeared while by the water. a search followed until his body was recovered about forty feet downstream. Funeral arrangements and local notices of condolences and community responses are noted among ongoing town events and reports.