Drowning Victim Identified

Case 20-9556 UPDATE 053020 at 1245

Drowning Victim Identified

On the evening of May 22, 2020 the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a report that a man had fallen into the Rogue River at East Evans Creek near the City of Rogue River, Oregon. Since that time a search was conducted for Daryl Gene Johnson, 66, of Rogue River, Oregon.

On May 29, 2020, at 4pm, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a deceased person floating in the Rogue River near Schroeder Park. Deputies found a deceased male subject in the river and recovered him from the water.

On May 30, 2020 the subject was positively identified as Daryl Gene Johnson.

The case remains under investigation and will be referred to the Oregon State Deputy Medical Examiner, Dr. James N. Olson.