38-year-old Jason Manuel Vantine went under after saving his daughter from a whirlpool. Credit: Jeff Kastner Author: KGW Staff Updated: 12:00 PM PDT July 13, 2021 MAUPIN, Ore. — An Aloha man drowned in White River, outside of Tygh Valley, on Saturday afternoon, the Wasco County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) reported. Witnesses told deputies that the man went under after saving his daughter from a whirlpool. The victim, 38-year-old Jason Manuel Vantine, of Aloha, was visiting White River Falls State Park with his two children, WCSO said. According to witnesses, Vantine and one of his daughters were swimming in the river when they were caught in a whirlpool and started to struggle.