The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of Senior Deputy Jason Post, who died Saturday in a rafting accident near the Minam State Park in Wallowa County.
According to the sheriff’s office, Post, 34, and three other adults were thrown from their raft. Post did not reach shore and his body was found shortly afterward.
The sheriff’s office issued the following statement:
Thank you for the overwhelming support that was demonstrated by so many of our extended law enforcement family yesterday as we brought him home. We express our deepest condolences to his entire family. We are your family and our hearts are broken.
On Saturday afternoon a procession of Umatilla County Sheriff deputies, joined by multiple other law enforcement agencies, escorted Deputy Jason Post from the Loveland Funeral Home in La Grande, to home in Pendleton where he was honored by local law enforcement and first responders.
Post began his career as a reserve officer for Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office in 2010 and was hired as a full-time patrol deputy in 2013. He was well respected and loved throughout the entire law enforcement community. He was a field training officer and a mentor to many of the officers on the road today.
In mid-April of this year, Post was hired as a probation officer with Umatilla County Parole and Probation. He was known for his devotion to his family, and he was very open about making the career change so he could focus on family and spend more time with them. He leaves behind a wife and baby girl.
