March 3, 2026 3:15 p.m. 

Divers from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team have recovered the body of the man who drowned in the South Umpqua River last Friday.

A DCSO release said on Monday at approximately 8:00 a.m. deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers began conducting a follow-up search in the South Umpqua River in Roseburg where a man was presumed drowned following an incident on February 27th.

At approximately 12:50 p.m. Monday, a diver located the victim approximately 75 feet downstream from the point where he was last seen. The victim’s body was recovered and transferred to the Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office.  The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Johnathon Michael Laine of Roseburg.

The drowning continues to be investigated as a boating incident. No further updates are expected at this time.