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New York Man Drowns at Popular Mid-Valley Swimming Spot

Scotts Mills Park is a Marion County park located 23 miles east of Salem.

(SCOTTS MILLS, Ore. ) - The Marion County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who tragically drowned at a popular swimming hole at Scotts Mills Park on Tuesday.

30-year-old Ralph Johnson III from New York had recently moved to the Portland area.

Older Brother Saves Younger Brother from Drowning in Butte Creek

Although this incident turned out well it could have quickly turned tragic.

(SCOTTS MILLS, Ore. ) - An 8-year-old Oregon boy is lucky to be alive Tuesday, after his 12-year-old brother risked his own life and rescued his 8-year-old brother from drowning in a Willamette Valley waterway.

The Marion County Sheriff's office says the boys were trying to cool off Monday afternoon by swimming in Butte Creek at the Scotts Mills Park with their 43-year-old aunt.