In less than a month, seven bodies have been discovered in Portland-area rivers

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two bodies were recovered from the Willamette River in Portland on Saturday, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.

The first was spotted in the river north of the Portland Steel Bridge shortly after 2 p.m. Deputies said the body was taken to Cathedral Park and then transferred to the medical examiner.

Then, shortly after 8 p.m., another body was reported having washed ashore at Cathedral Park. A Portland Fire & Rescue boat responded to the scene and confirmed the body. MCSO River Patrol then arrived to recover the body.

Deputies said the medical examiner will be determining the identity of both people and how they died.

MCSO clarified that these are the sixth and seventh bodies they have recovered since April 13, with five from the Willamette and two from the Columbia/Multnomah Channel:

• 4/13 Willamette River near Swan Island
• 4/15 Multnomah Channel
• 4/18 Willamette River near Terminal 4
• 4/24 Columbia River near Hayden Island
• 4/30 Willamette River near Terminal 4
• 5/3 Willamette River downtown north of the Steel Bridge
• 5/3 Willamette River at Cathedral Park