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Coos Co. Sheriff: Body found south of Bandon believed to be missing boater


Oregon Dept of Transportation photo for Stephen Navarro
Oregon Dept of Transportation photo for Stephen Navarro
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COOS BAY, Ore. – Deputies say they think the man who was found dead on a beach south of Bandon on Tuesday is the boater who went missing in a canoe accident last month.

Stephen Navarro, 48, disappeared after a canoe accident in Coos Bay on November 15.

On Tuesday, December 6, someone found a deceased man near the southern access point on Beach Loop at the area known as China Creek.

The county medical examiner is working to make an official identification of the deceased based on DNA and dental comparisons. At this point, however, investigators said they suspect that it is Navarro.

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