Somaliland Scientist, Mubarak, dies, in Foster Lake at Lewis Creek, Oregon
Inaa ilaahi wa inaa ilaahi rajuun
A Tragedy Strikes One of Our Own: Somaliland Scientist Mubarak Dies in Oregon
With profound sadness, we mourn the tragic and untimely passing of one of our own, Shuaib Mubarak, 37, a Somaliland scientist whose life was cut short at Foster Lake near Lewis Creek Park, Oregon.
His passing is a heartbreaking loss to his family, friends, colleagues, and the wider Somaliland community. At a time like this, words can hardly express the pain of losing a loved one and a member of our community under such tragic circumstances.
May Allah forgive his shortcomings, shower him with His mercy, illuminate his grave, and grant him the highest place in Jannatul Firdaus. May Allah also give his family, relatives, and loved ones strength and patience during this devastating time.
May Allah open for him the gates of Paradise. Ameen.
A Corvallis scientist died Sunday evening, Aug. 9, after he apparently drowned at Lewis Creek Park on Foster Lake.
Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported that at 5:41 p.m. Sunday, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person at Lewis Creek Park. It was reported that Shuaib Ahmed Mubarak, 37, of Corvallis, was visiting the park with family and friends and had not been seen for approximately one hour.
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance DIstrict personnel responded, Chief Nick Tyler said, along with LCSO deputies.
Two swimmers reported seeing a person submerged in approximately 10 feet of water within the enclosed swimming area of the park, Duncan said.
Sweet Home Fire personnel and members of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team responded and pulled the individual from the water. He was confirmed to be Mubarak, who was confirmed to be deceased.
Mubarak was transported to Sweet Home Funeral Chapel.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on this incident, or who may have seen Mubarak at the park, is asked to contact the Linn County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 967-3950 and reference case number 26-03091.
Source: Statesman Journal, Corvalis, Oregon
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