{"id":28493,"date":"2024-07-18T10:57:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=28493"},"modified":"2024-07-18T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T15:05:54","slug":"body-of-award-winning-chef-naomi-pomeroy-recovered-from-the-willamette-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/body-of-award-winning-chef-naomi-pomeroy-recovered-from-the-willamette-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy recovered from the Willamette River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cvr-02a-Naomi-Pomeroy-Image-dead-at-49-TW.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy recovered from the Willamette River\" class=\"wp-image-28495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cvr-02a-Naomi-Pomeroy-Image-dead-at-49-TW.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cvr-02a-Naomi-Pomeroy-Image-dead-at-49-TW-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cvr-02a-Naomi-Pomeroy-Image-dead-at-49-TW-435x201.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Award-winning Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy, dead at 49, Image credit: Twitter)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Officials in Oregon announced that on the morning of July 17 around 10:00 a.m., the deceased body of Naomi Pomeroy was recovered after her remains were located on the Willamette River about a half mile upstream of Hyak Park between Corvallis and Albany.\u00a0 Pomeroy was the ever-popular award-winning chef and restaurateur who in 2009 was listed by Food &amp; Wine magazine as one of America&#8217;s Top 10 Best New Chefs and in 2014 won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Northwest. She has been credited with developing the culinary scene in Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The body of Naomi Pomeroy, a beloved and renowned chef who competed on Bravo&#39;s\u00a0\u2018Top Chef Masters\u2019, has been recovered following her tragic drowning over the weekend.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RI9GHD8hdQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/RI9GHD8hdQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/etnow\/status\/1813938021764657296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">According to Oregon\u2019s Benton County Sheriff\u2019s Office (BCSO), officials had been searching for the 49-year-old Portland woman since Saturday, July 13, when at approximately 8:25 p.m., she reportedly drowned in the Willamette River near river mile 132 in Corvallis, about 100 yards upstream from the Mary\u2019s River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An investigation by the Sheriff\u2019s Office determined that three adults on tubes and a paddle board (two tubes were secured together and the paddle board was attached to Pomeroy), became entangled on an exposed snag in the water. During their outing on the river, Pomeroy was pulled under the water and unable to free herself due to the paddleboard leash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Im so really sad about this news! She was an amazing chef, better person and a great overall talent\u2026Naomi I know you are somewhere up there cooking and making angels smile and happy with your talent! \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaomiPomeroy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NaomiPomeroy<\/a>\u2069 you will be always remembered\u2026  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/98kNRgCdGk\">https:\/\/t.co\/98kNRgCdGk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83e\udd58\ud83c\udf73 (@chefjoseandres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chefjoseandres\/status\/1813698340363612570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Corvallis Fire Department was first on the scene with a boa, but they were unable to recover Naomi. BCSO responded shortly after and quickly began searching downriver from the incident site, both by land and water.&nbsp; Corvallis Fire Department personnel did successfully recover the two other adults on the shore and safely transported them to a boat launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Finally, yesterday, people canoeing on the river spotted a body in the water and called 9-1-1.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">BCSO marine deputies arrived shortly after and located a deceased female on a shallow section of bedrock near the middle of the river in about one to two feet of water.&nbsp; According to the victim\u2019s description, the female was identified as Naomi Pomeroy, who had been missing since last Saturday, July 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Deputies released Pomeroy\u2019s remains to a local funeral home and notified her family of the recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Devastated to hear we tragically lost the super talented chef Naomi Pomeroy.  She and I bonded over stressful cooking challenges on Top Chef Masters season 3\u2026\u2026 my heart goes out to Kyle, August and all her dear friends.  \ud83d\udc94 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mAigfILdvm\">pic.twitter.com\/mAigfILdvm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mary Sue Milliken (@MarySueMilliken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarySueMilliken\/status\/1813293936372293694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em> shared that since Pomeroy&#8217;s death, tributes have poured in from chefs and major Oregon figures, including U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, whose district includes much of Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cNaomi was not just a fabulous chef and entrepreneur, but an amazing human being,\u201d Blumenauer said in a statement. \u201cHer impact went far beyond Portland, helping establish our leadership and reputation for food excellence. She will be greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">(Source: Benton County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<br>(Cover photo, Naomi Pomeroy back in 2012, Image credit: Naomi Pomeroy \/ Twitter)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<\/em><em><br>Follow Richard on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<em>&amp;&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beloved Portland chef drowned following a tragic tubing mishap on the river<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[503,18,3069,8663,40,2124,17582,3079,52,4950,594,217,11,12637],"tags":[18291,14834,18290,42,18287,47,18289,18286,18288,701,1457,10,17463,18292],"class_list":["post-28493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-crime-courts","category-food","category-human-interest","category-lifestyle","category-local","category-national-news","category-police","category-public-health-and-safety","category-rest-in-peace","category-social-media","category-strange-news","category-top-news","category-trending-news","tag-award-winning-chef-and-restaurateur","tag-benton-county","tag-benton-county-sheriffs-office","tag-celebrities","tag-corvallis","tag-food","tag-naomi-pomeroy","tag-naomi-pomeroy-dead","tag-naomi-pomeroy-drowned","tag-oregon","tag-portland","tag-top-news","tag-trending-news","tag-willamette-river","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28493"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28504,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28493\/revisions\/28504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}