Following her drowning in a river accident, award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy’s corpse was found, according to an announcement made by Oregon officials on Wednesday.
After canoers saw her corpse and phoned 911, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said that it found her dead in the Willamette River between Corvallis and Albany on Wednesday morning.
According to the authorities, they released her remains to a funeral home and informed her family.
According to the sheriff’s office, Pomeroy passed away on Saturday night after the group she was inner tubing with became entangled in an exposed snag in the water. According to Captain Chris Duffitt, Pomeroy got entangled in a paddle board leash that drew her beneath the sea and imprisoned her. Her age was 49.
The other two members of the gang, according to the authorities, were taken to a boat launch safely.
After launching Beast in 2007, Pomeroy became well-known in the Portland culinary community. Her receipt of the prestigious James Beard award for finest chef in the Northwest in 2014 was made possible by the restaurant.
Pomeroy had just established a new frozen custard store, but the eatery had closed during the coronavirus outbreak. She and her spouse founded the Portland cocktail bar Expatriate, and she was well-known for her appearances on culinary programs like Top Chef Masters.
In the wake of Pomeroy’s passing, other chefs and prominent Oregonians have sent their respects, including U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer, whose district encompasses a large portion of Portland.
Blumenauer stated in a statement, “Naomi was not just a fabulous chef and entrepreneur, but an amazing human being.” Her influence extended far beyond Portland, contributing to the development of our leadership and stellar culinary reputation. Her absence will be felt deeply.