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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Ocean tragedy underscores need for awareness By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — One moment, Jayson Thomas was on the Oregon beach with his 3-year-old son. The next, they were gone, swept away by a “sneaker wave” as his wife looked on. The man and his boy were but the latest to be lost to a sneaker wave, which are prevalent in the Pacific Northwest. A leading expert says there needs to be greater awareness to prevent future tragedies. In fact, Tuba Ozkan- Haller of Oregon State University has just finished the first year of a three-year research project to devise a sneaker-wave early warning system, a project funded by the National Science Foun- dation. She hopes the warn- ings will be sent out by the National Weather Service. The seas off Cape Blanco were not particularly rough on Sunday afternoon when Thomas, his wife and their son, who lived near Eugene, were on the beach, Ozkan- Haller noted. But appearances can be deceptive. “People make up their minds about how safe an area is pretty quickly, after watching the beach for five minutes,” Ozkan-Haller said Tuesday in a telephone interview from Corvallis. “That doesn’t give you the information you need to assess that an area is safe.” While the weather might be fine, a storm far out to sea, even across the Pacific, often generates such a wave. As it moves through the broad surf zone and over the gentle slope approaching Oregon’s coast, one wave can catch up with another, combining forces and allowing it to run Police say Oregon boy, 12, strangled by mother Monday with two helicopters and a 47-foot motorized life boat while state police and other rescuers used ATVs. They found only Thomas’ jacket and a child carrier he had been wearing. The Coast Guard, state police and local sheriff’s office will continue to search for the bodies, Fugate said. Messages of prayer and condolences were filling Thomas’ Facebook page on Tuesday, which featured a photo of him and his son on another beach. One woman wrote: “as a person who has before lost a dear friend to the same waters, my heart breaks for this precious family.” Rick Warren, a host at Boice Cope Park not far from Cape Blanco, said: “The beaches here are awesome, but they can be dangerous ... You never turn your back on the ocean.” “They’re called sneaker waves because people essen- tially don’t watch them,” he said. “People go to the beach, not paying attention, looking for agates and walking.” A sign along the trail to the beach warns of sneaker waves and high surf, though it was not immediately clear if warning signs are posted where Thomas and his family were. Ozkan-Haller recom- mends that when people go to the beach in Northern California, Oregon and Washington state, which because of the nature of the coastline are susceptible to sneaker waves, they study the wave action and ensure escape routes aren’t blocked by rocks or cliffs. “The more people learn and have a healthy respect for the ocean, the more that we can avoid these occur- rences,” Ozkan-Haller said. Oregon State Police via AP In this photo provided by the Oregon State Police tak- en Sunday, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter searches a beach about two miles north of Cape Blanco, where a father and his young son were swept out to sea Sun- day as they walked near the surf. up further on the beach, said Ozkan-Haller, who is with OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. Six years ago, a sneaker wave knocked two high school students from Eugene off a rock near Yachats, sending them into the turbulent waters where they drowned. Stormier winter weather produces more sneaker waves, and victims are often bundled up in winter clothing, which weighs them down when they’re soaked, Ozkan-Haller said. When the sneaker wave came on Sunday, the tide was high “so that means the dry BRIEFLY beach was very narrow and there was not much space to run away,” she said. The Oregon State Police said Thomas’ wife, Charity Woodrum, who is studying astrophysics at the Univer- sity of Oregon, was an arm’s distance away when her husband and her son were struck by the wave. Witnesses indicated the two were the only ones who were hit, Oregon State Police Capt. Bill Fugate said. No one, even in a survival suit, would be expected to survive the high seas and cold water temperatures this long, Fugate said. The U.S. Coast Guard searched Sunday and PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy was strangled by his mother before being found dead in their Oregon home. The Oregonian/ OregonLive reports that autopsy results released Monday show that Caden Berry of Keizer was strangled. His 38-year-old mother is charged with aggravated murder in his death, which was discovered Saturday. The boy's oldest brother, Colby, killed himself in 2011. He was 12. Matt Castro of Coquille, father of Berry's two older brothers, secured custody of his second son last year. In court documents, he said the boys' mother displayed extreme mood swings and was placing his son in "serious danger." Castro says he shared concerns about Berry's home life with authorities in his county, although Keizer police say they have no record of receiving any reports of abuse in Berry's household. Stillborn Portland Vineyard worker killed in ATV infant highlights Oregon homeless accident JUNCTION CITY problem (AP) — A 33-year-old A stillborn infant was found with his homeless mother at a street side bus stop during unusually cold weather. And while the infant’s death was not blamed on below-freezing temperatures it has driven home just how ruthless this winter has been for Portland’s homeless population, with four recent deaths attributed to exposure. The infant was found Jan. 9 after emergency responders were called about a woman standing in the cold with a baby. The Multnomah County William Hilliard, former Oregonian editor, dies at 89 PORTLAND (AP) — William A. Hilliard, who became the first black reporter at The Oregonian newspaper and later its editor in a pioneering 42-year career, has died at age 89. The Oregonian/Oregon- Live report that Hilliard, who died Monday, was the first black city editor of a major newspaper and later the first black editor of one, and his promotions invariably garnered national attention. He was once denied a paper-route at The Orego- nian because managers said whites did not want blacks delivering their paper. But after serving in the Navy and graduating from college, he was hired as a copy boy at age 25. Through talent and hard work he made his way up from there, becoming executive editor in 1982. In 1993 he served as presi- dent of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the first African American to hold the post. He retired in 1994. “Every day was exciting,” he said in a 2010 interview. “It was a heck of a job.” He was always aware that he was being judged twice, he said: once as a journalist and again as a black man in a white world. No funeral is planned, a celebration of life is Feb. 25. Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group TODAY THURSDAY Not as cold with showers around Times of clouds and sun 41° 35° 41° 29° FRIDAY Cloudy with a snow shower SATURDAY A stray afternoon shower PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 39° 29° 42° 33° 43° 28° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 40° 25° 36° 32° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 14° 0° 42° 28° 64° (1919) -17° (1930) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Trace 1.06" 0.89" 1.06" 0.94" 0.89" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 18° -1° 42° 29° 62° (1974) -21° (1930) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Trace 0.61" 0.70" 0.61" 0.50" 0.70" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Last New Jan 19 Jan 27 7:30 a.m. 4:42 p.m. 11:52 p.m. 10:54 a.m. First Full Feb 3 37° 27° 41° 27° Seattle 54/44 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 35° 26° Feb 10 Today SUNDAY Cloudy with a shower in spots Spokane Wenatchee 40/35 31/26 Tacoma Moses 56/41 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 34/30 38/34 52/43 53/41 36/26 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 49/42 40/33 Lewiston 35/32 Astoria 42/35 53/43 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 48/40 Pendleton 35/28 The Dalles 36/32 41/35 38/27 La Grande Salem 35/32 53/43 Albany Corvallis 51/43 51/43 John Day 41/36 Ontario Eugene Bend 27/23 52/41 40/30 Caldwell Burns 32/29 32/22 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 53 26 40 52 32 35 52 41 36 41 38 35 34 48 52 54 27 35 41 48 43 53 40 39 46 40 36 Lo 43 23 30 43 22 28 41 35 32 36 28 32 31 36 45 45 23 27 35 40 29 43 35 32 41 33 26 W r sn sh r sn c r r r sh sn sn sn r r r i i r r sh r i r r i i Hi 50 31 39 50 33 35 49 41 40 39 38 37 35 47 50 52 34 39 41 48 41 50 38 38 47 41 39 Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 22 65 44 32 45 16 23 36 21 69 38 W s c pc c pc pc s c pc s pc Lo 42 16 27 43 12 23 39 29 25 29 27 26 25 37 42 43 22 24 29 38 25 39 27 25 39 31 26 W r sn sn r pc sn r pc pc pc sn pc c r sh r sn pc pc r pc r r pc r pc pc Thu. Hi 34 72 57 44 75 27 35 51 37 76 51 (in mph) Klamath Falls 38/28 Boardman Pendleton Lo 12 58 40 37 46 24 23 35 25 71 37 W s pc s pc pc c s pc c sh pc REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Windy today with down- pours; watch for fl ooding. Rain continuing across the area tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Showers around today; however, rain and ice in the south and upper Treasure Valley. Western Washington: Rain, some heavy today; watch for fl ooding. Rain tonight. A touch of rain tomorrow. Eastern Washington: A wintry mix today. Morning snow in the north. Rain near the Idaho border. Cascades: Today: snow and rain, accumulat- ing 1-3 inches across the north and in central parts. Northern California: Downpours today; heavy snow, accumulating 4-8 inches in the interior mountains. Today Thursday ESE 4-8 SSE 8-16 SW 4-8 SSW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. 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WORLD CITIES Hi 36 71 61 41 74 20 34 51 42 99 49 Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. WINDS Medford 48/36 Corrections REGIONAL CITIES Forecast vineyard worker from Corvallis is dead after he was found trapped under a utility vehicle at a winery near Junction City. The Register-Guard reported Tuesday that Bentley Hart Chappell was pronounced dead at the scene on Saturday at Brigadoon Wine Company. He was found by another employee at the bottom of a dirt road. The cause of death is being investigated by the Lane County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 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Pete Simpson, spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau. The infant’s death was first reported Monday by Willamette Week, a weekly Portland newspaper, after four homeless adults died this month, which has brought snow, ice and bone-chilling temperatures to a city more accustomed to mild temperatures and rain. The deaths occurred during the first 10 days of 2017. The first was a 68-year-old homeless man taken to a hospital on New Year’s Day. The others were a 51-year-old man found dead under a blanket at the doorway of a business, a 52-year-old woman with schizophrenia discovered in a parking garage and a 29-year-old man whose body was found in woods where he had been living. 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 87° in McAllen, Texas Low -24° in Randolph, Utah NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 49 69 52 56 42 66 34 41 78 49 44 43 56 49 43 55 -32 38 83 74 44 80 50 57 50 62 Lo 29 53 39 37 30 57 30 35 51 36 32 35 43 31 31 40 -41 23 70 58 34 55 35 45 46 50 W pc c sh c c c sn r pc c pc c sh s pc pc pc s s r c pc pc s r pc Thur. 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