Naomi Pomeroy, an acclaimed Portland chef/restauranteur and James Beard Award winner, lost her life on Saturday in an inner tubing accident on the Willamette.

Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Ore., on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident, authorities said. She was 49 years old.

Naomi Pomeroy, an author and award-winning chef who competed on “Top Chef Masters,” died in a tragic accident in an Oregon river on Saturday, authorities said.

James Beard-award winning chef Naomi Pomeroy, whose restaurant Beast was one of the food establishments that contributed to Portland’s rising stature as a culinary center in the 2000s, drowned ...

According to CBS News, citing a report from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, 49-year-old Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who is credited with putting Portland on the map as a culinary ...

The friend told Corvallis police he saw Pomeroy struggling under the water after they hit a snag and that he tried to swim to her, but the current was too strong.

Naomi Pomeroy, a chef who appeared as a contestant on "Top Chef Masters," drowned in a tubing accident on Saturday, officials said.

Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy and her husband were floating down the Willamette River with a friend in Corvallis, Ore., when the three of them hit a snag, leading to Pomeroy’s drowning death July ...

Naomi Pomeroy, an author and award-winning chef who competed on “Top Chef Masters,” died in a tragic accident in an Oregon river on Saturday, authorities said.

Pomeroy was known for her numerous restaurants around the Portland, Oregon, area and for being a contestant on “Top Chef Masters” in 2011.