Naomi Pomeroy dies in tragic river accident

Top Chef Masters is a television show where several world-renowned chefs compete in a series of culinary challenges.

Over the course of five seasons, it has won the affection of fans of this type of television show.

Just this Saturday, sad news was released that surprised its followers.

One of its stars, Naomi Pomeroy, sadly died in a river accident. May she rest in peace…

She was trapped under water

According to information from Milenio, the accident in which Naomi Pomeroy lost her life occurred during the night of Saturday, July 13.

The chef was on the Willamette River in Oregon with her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and her friend Millie Lovea.

While the three were tubing (standing on top of an inner tube) they crashed into a tree.

Unfortunately, the chef was trapped underwater.

Despite his efforts, Kyle was unable to find his wife Naomi Pomeroy, Milenio reported.

It was the elements of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office who found her body around 8:25 a.m.

Authorities reported that they did not find her earlier because there was a strong underground current.

KEZI9 News reported that the Top Chef Masters star was not wearing a life jacket.

Naomi Pomeroy’s friend blamed the driver for driving too fast.

He also blamed him for not listening to instructions to slow down.

To date, investigations into the death of the chef continue.

It wasn’t long before Naomi’s friends and fans were saying their final goodbyes on social media.