Missing persons found deceased

MEDFORD, Ore. — The search for two missing people is over after police find their car partially in the Umpqua River.

68-year-old Sandra Mincher and her passenger, a juvenile male, had been reported missing after not arriving at their destination in Dillard. When police found the car — they say both were deceased.

Police say the pair left Klamath Falls around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Search crews were sent out when they didn’t reach their destination in Douglas County.

Thursday, Oregon State Police were dispatched to a vehicle in the North Umpqua River near Highway 138.

Troopers say the car had left the roadway, struck a tree, and came to rest in the river.

Police say both Mincher and the boy died as a result of injuries from the crash.

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