Non-Witness Narrative by (name not provided) on 2011-09-10 (okay to publish): Search unsuccessful for Sherwood man who drowned at Blossom Bar on Rogue River Published: Tuesday, September 06, 2011, 2:55 PM By The Oregonian Curry County Sheriff’s Office The boat is wedged between rocks at Blossom Bar. Authorities haven’t recovered the body of a Sherwood man who drowned last Friday when his boat got stuck on rocks at Blossom Bar on the wilderness section of the Rogue River. William Burns Martindale, 68, jumped off the wooden drift boat with a rope, but disappeared under the water after he apparently got entangled, Curry County sheriff’s officials said today. His companion, James Edward Stout, 69, of Portland survived and was picked up by a passing rafter, Sheriff John Bishop said. Martindale’s drowning was the first this year at the bar, a legendary Class IV rapids. Rescuers tried to dislodge the boat without success and are continuing to look for Martindale’s body. The boat isn’t a hazard and probably will stay wedged between rocks until the river level drops, Bishop said. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, 21 people died on Oregon and southwest Washington waterways this year. — The Oregonian