A 17-year-old Sweet Home boy died Sunday evening after an accident 23 miles southeast of Sweet Home on the Calapooia River.
Jeremy Allen Kennedy was fishing with friends with he fell from a 20 to 25 foot cliff into waist deep water, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office report.
Kennedy was pulled from the river by his companions who performed CPR until the Sweet Home Ambulance, rescue team and Crawfordsville substation crew arrived.
Fire Chief Mike Beaver said the department was notified of the accident at 8:41 p.m.
The accident occurred at MP 18.
Chief Beaver said the paramedics found the young man without a pulse and not breathing.
“He had suffered trauma to the head,” Chief Beaver said.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said the exact cause of death is yet to be determined and the investigation continues.
Kennedy would have been a junior at Sweet Home High School this fall.
He was the son of Allen and Peggy Kennedy. His family moved to Sweet Home from Kingsburg, Calif. in 1993.
The young man enjoyed swimming, camping and playing basketball.
A complete obituary can be found on Page 2.