‘Top Chef Masters’ star Naomi Pomeroy, 49, killed in freak river tubing accident in Oregon
The restaurateur had been enjoying a day on the Willamette River in Corvallis, Ore., with her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and one other person when she was pulled into the currents, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office shared in a press release Tuesday.
While the local fire department was able to recover the other two people in the group to safety on the shore, authorities have yet to recover Pomeroy’s body. The search is ongoing. “This Office is dedicated to locating Naomi and bringing her home to her family and loved ones,” Sheriff Van Arsdall said in the statement.She was an esteemed Oregon-based chef who earned a James Beard Award for best chef Northwest in 2014.
The decorated cook left her mark on TV as a competitor in “Iron Chef” in 2010 and “Top Chef Masters” the next year.
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