Clackamas-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Merterud, Reuben August 7, 1921
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Clackamas County News August 7,1921
Young Man Of Lents Drowned
Reuben merterud,2o years old,of Lents,lost his life Sunday afternoon in the 
swimming hole at the Pudding River campgrounds,near barlow,and although his 
body was recovered quickly,attempts to revive the young man were availing
Young Merterud went to the river for an outing with a number of friends from 
Portland.The party was enjoying a swim,when the young man,who could not 
swim,was seen to be beyond his depth.Merterad sank,without coming to the 
surface but his companions quickly recovered his body and brought it ashore in 
a boat,Dr H.E.Dedman was called to the scene when resuscitation efforts were 
applied.It was thought that hesuccumbed to hearts disease as there was no 
water in his lungs.There were about a hundred people at the campground when 
the drowning occured.
The body was taken in charge by Coroner O.A.Pace of Clackamas County,who took 
it to Oregon City and from there it was taken to the A.D. Kenworthy 
undertaking parlors at Lents.The father of the youth is proprietoe of a 
butcher shop at Lents.

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