On December 22, 2022 at approximately 8:40 a.m. Medford Police Officers were dispatched to what appeared to be a deceased subject in Bear Creek, behind the parking lot of 40 N. Riverside Ave.
Officers located the subject, who was confirmed to be deceased. Medford Police Detectives and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Medical Examiners were summoned to the scene.
Upon initial assessment, there were no obvious signs of trauma or criminal activity.
An autopsy was conducted. The death was determined to be accidental and caused by drowning/exposure. Toxicology results are pending; the timeframe to obtain the results is unknown.
The decedent has been identified as 63-year-old Richard Henderson.
No additional information was given by authorities at this time.
Source: MPD
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