A man died in a boating accident Monday at approximately 2:15 p.m. when the boat he was riding in on the Rogue River became overturned upstream from the Robertson Bridge Boat Ramp.

A Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Marine Deputy spotted a life jacket, oar and thermos floating down the river at the boat ramp and he contacted dispatch who affirmed an emergency call had been received regarding an overturned boat.

The deputy discovered a drift boat carrying three individuals was floating with a group of other boats and became submerged. Two individuals were able to stay afloat and held onto tree limbs until another boat was able to rescue them. A third individual, identified as 71-year-old Geoffrey Lee Wood, was found floating down stream and he was pulled to shore but he was determined to be deceased.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted during the incident by the Oregon State Police, Rural Metro Fire Department and American Medical Response.