The physique of “High Chef Masters” star Naomi Pomeroy was recovered Wednesday, 4 days after she drowned whereas tubing along with her husband and a pal on an Oregon river.
The famend chef, 49, was on the Willamette River close to Portland Saturday night when she turned trapped underwater through the leisure exercise.
Her physique was retrieved by authorities Wednesday morning after being noticed by canoers, the Benton County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
The tragic drowning occurred when Pomeroy, her partner, Kyle Linden Webster, and the pal have been on tubes and a paddle board that have been linked collectively, however bought caught on an “uncovered snag” that pulled the chef underwater.
She was then held beneath the floor by the paddle board leash, the sheriff’s division stated.
Firefighters first arrived on scene – 100 yards upstream from Mary’s River – with a ship, however couldn’t find Pomeroy’s physique.
Her husband and pal have been rescued on the shore and brought to a ship launch.
Pomeroy turned identified within the Portland meals scene when she opened the beloved farm-to-table restaurant Beast in 2007, in keeping with The Oregonian.
Finest identified for her look on Bravo’s cooking present, “High Chef Masters,” Pomeroy received the distinguished James Beard Award in 2014, as a result of her profitable restaurant that later closed.
Earlier than the physique was discovered this week, the sheriff’s workplace used sonar, underwater cameras and drones in hopes of discovering Pomeroy, however heavy particles within the space made it tough.
Her physique was transported to a funeral house and her household was notified.
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