2 people rescued on Willamette and McKenzie rivers near Eugene

Woman revived after falling from raft on McKenzie River

The first incident occurred at 2:01 p.m. when rescue crews were dispatched to the McKenzie River between Hayden Bridge and Harvest Landing in Springfield.

Callers reported an unconscious woman floating in the river after falling from her raft, according to the Eugene-Springfield Fire Department.

A rescue boat “happened to be training nearby and quickly arrived,” a news release said. “Passers-by brought the female to shore and initiated CPR. (The rescue boat) quickly loaded the patient onto their boat and continued CPR to the nearest boat ramp where the fire department's Engine 14 was waiting to begin advanced life support .