Body Of Missing OR Samaritan Nurse Sue Durheim Found Near Corvallis Accident Scene Tuesday

CORVALLIS, OR. (THECOUNT) — The body of missing Oregon woman, Sue Durheim, of Brownsville, has been located on a bank of the Willamette River near where her truck was recovered in Corvallis.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday they had found Durheim, 65, who was was last seen leaving for work Jan. 7.

Durheim’s 2003 Ford F-150 pickup was found in the river off Highway 20 on Jan. 8 and pulled out by crews the following day. Durheim was not in the truck and the search for her continued. The water was described as dark with a swift current, which complicated the search efforts, reports kptv.

Durheim’s family told investigators she typically took two routes to work, including Highway 20.

Deputies said they found tire marks that showed where her truck went off the road and into the water.

Deputies said conditions were icy in the area on the day of the crash.

The investigation is ongoing.

Durheim was a nurse with Samaritan Health Services, according to social media. She was the co-founder of The CHANGE Agency, according to her Facebook page.

Corvallis is a city in central western Oregon, United States. It is the county seat of Benton County and the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 54,462, according to Wikipedia.