UPDATE: Aug. 22, 2022
A woman has died after a fall at Multnomah Falls. Jessica Warejoncas, 62, from Minnesota, died of a head injury after falling in the area of near Wiesendanger Falls, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
Occasional rain tapering to a few showers late. High 51F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a half an inch..
Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 37F. Winds light and variable.
Updated: February 1, 2026 @ 8:07 am
UPDATE: Aug. 22, 2022
A woman has died after a fall at Multnomah Falls. Jessica Warejoncas, 62, from Minnesota, died of a head injury after falling in the area of near Wiesendanger Falls, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
“Four Corbett firefighters hiked approximately 1.3 miles up the trail and found a woman who had fallen about 100 feet,” Corbet Fire Department reported in an Aug. 19 press release.
Bystanders performed CPR, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Corbett Fire was assisted by AMR and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted Aug. 26, 2022
A woman has died after a fall at Multnomah Falls, Corbett Fire Department reported in a press release on Aug. 19.
"Corbett Fire was dispatched to a fallen hiker in the area of Multnomah Falls at 13:21 (1:21 p.m.) Aug. 19, 2022," said the press release. "Four Corbett firefighters hiked approximately 1.3 miles up the trail and found a woman who had fallen about 100 feet. She was located at Wisendanger Falls."
Bystanders performed CPR, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Corbett Fire was assisted by AMR and Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
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