Missing Bride in Oregon threads

[Jasman0717 9]

The couple walked hand-in-hand toward Proposal Rock, ankle-deep in water Saturday afternoon.

The tide had receded around the iconic -- and aptly named -- rock formation near Neskowin Beach, and 45-year-old Scott Napper of Silverton hoped to use the opportunity to formally ask 22-year-old Leafil Alforque to marry him.

When Alforque suggested they climb the rock itself, Napper said Wednesday, he thought it was "perfect, because that's exactly what I wanted to do."

The couple met through an Internet dating site in 2005 and had set a wedding date for Dec. 6. But Napper said Proposal Rock was the spot he wanted to ask for Alforque's hand in marriage ceremonially and give her the ring that waited in his pocket.

Alforque had arrived in Silverton just three days earlier on a fiancee visa from the Philippines. It was her first visit to the Oregon coast.

At some point during the walk to the rock, the two let go of each other's hands. From the angle they took walking toward the formation, Napper said, "you can't see the waves coming in."

About 10 feet from the rock, a wave 2- to 3-feet high suddenly came toward them.

"I turned into it to keep from getting pulled under it," he said. The water receded in a few seconds, and he turned to look for the diminutive Alforque, 4-foot-11 and 93 pounds. By then, he said, "She was about 30 feet away, getting swept away."

<A href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2008/12/lea.jpg" target=_blank>Leafil AlforqueHe said he immediately tore off his jacket to get rid of any extra weight, and when he looked up again she was gone.

"That's the last I saw of her," he said Wednesday, breaking into tears.

He said he felt panicked and ran up on the rocks nearby for a better view.

"I yelled for her," he said. "I was praying to God."

He said emergency personnel called by a someone on the beach arrived within minutes. His own phone no longer worked after being exposed to the water.

Along with rescuers, he searched for any sign of Alforque. At one point, he saw someone wearing red -- the color of her jacket -- on the shore signaling for him. For a moment, he said, he thought the nightmare was over. But as he got closer he realized it was a rescuer.

"It wasn't her," he said softly.

Thick fog and dangerous water conditions hampered the rescue efforts as darkness encroached.

After another day, the search was officially suspended Monday. That was also the day 25-year-old Nova Alforque, back in the Philippines, learned of her sister's disappearance.

"She's missing five days now," Nova Alforque said on Wednesday. "My mother is always crying, day and night. She wants my sister back. Even if she is dead, she wants her body to bury."

The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is routinely checking the beach and looking for possible witnesses, said Sheriff Todd Anderson. Police don't suspect foul play, he said.

Napper said that he and Leafil Alforque had been dating online for two years, and that they met in person for the first time in January when he spent three weeks in the Philippines.

"We got along so well, she was such a kind loving girl," he said. "She would say things like, 'Thank you for loving me.'"

Napper said he plans to go to the lower north falls near Silverton on Saturday -- the couple's planned wedding day -- to say a prayer and put on his ring.

"I still close my eyes and see her reaching out to me," he said.

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[Brad and Vika 129]

I agree

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[bevs 0]

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2...e_after_wo.html

so sad it happened. i feel sorry it happened to her. may u rest in peace.

[Ban Hammer 13,575]

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2...e_after_wo.html

so sad it happened. i feel sorry it happened to her. may u rest in peace.

already posted

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=165405

[rocks 494]

what a tragic story.

[bevs 0]

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2...e_after_wo.html

so sad it happened. i feel sorry it happened to her. may u rest in peace.

already posted

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=165405

sorry didnt found it.

[envy_me 18]

omg..

[lykatodd 0]

so sad......

[marea 0]

That is sad I hope they will find her soon...

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[nick-maricel 0]

NESKOWIN, Ore. – A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea. Scott Napper had taken 22-year-old Leafil Alforque to Proposal Rock near Neskowin Beach to pop the question at a place that got its name from couples ready to marry. Napper and Alforque had been dating since they met on the Internet in 2005.

But Alforque had arrived in Oregon on a visa from the Philippines just three days before the fateful trip to the coast.

Napper said the tide had receded around Proposal Rock on Saturday when the couple began to walk to it. He planned to propose and give her the ring he carried in his pocket.

About 10 feet from the rock, a wave about 3 feet high suddenly came toward them.

"I turned into it to keep from getting pulled under it," Napper said.

By the time he turned to find Alforque, only 4-foot-11 and 93 pounds, she had been caught by the receding waters.

"She was about 30 feet away, getting swept away," Napper said.

The 45-year-old Silverton man tore off his jacket to get rid of any extra weight, and when he looked up again she was gone.

"That's the last I saw of her," he said in an interview Wednesday, breaking into tears.

Emergency personnel called by a someone on the beach arrived within minutes. His own phone no longer worked after being exposed to the water.

Along with rescuers, he searched for any sign of Alforque.

"I yelled for her," he said. "I was praying to God."

At one point, he saw someone wearing red — the color of her jacket — on the shore signaling for him. But he quickly realized it was a rescuer.

Thick fog and dangerous water conditions hampered the rescue efforts before the search was suspended on Monday.

Her 25-year-old sister, Nova Alforque, said the family hopes the body can be recovered.

"My mother is always crying, day and night," Nova Alforque said by telephone from the Philippines. "She wants my sister back. Even if she is dead, she wants her body to bury."

The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is routinely checking the beach and looking for possible witnesses, said Sheriff Todd Anderson.

Police don't suspect foul play, he said.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

[Jasman0717 9]

3rd post but it is a very sad thing

[SpiritAlight 1]

Wow!

RIP