Naomi Pomeroy Dies: ‘Top Chef Masters’ Contestant And James Beard Award Winner Was 49
deadline.comNaomi Pomeroy, the Portland-based Top Chef Masters contestant who was the recipient of the James Beard Award for Best Chef Pacific Northwest in 2014, died Saturday in an accident on the Willamette River, according to multiple reports.
She was 49. Pomeroy was reportedly one of several people floating down the river near Corvallis via a paddle board and inner tubes that were lashed together.
The assembly got stuck on a snag in the river and, according to AP, “Pomeroy was pulled under the water and trapped” as the paddle board leash would not let her up.
Her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and one other person were also caught, but escaped to shore. Pomeroy did not. “Both yesterday and today, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office had staff … both Marine Patrol Deputies and Search and Rescue personnel, on the water, continuing the effort to recover the victim.
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