Body of Oregon boy found after mom threw him from bridge: police

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Crews reportedly have recovered the body of a 6-year-old boy after a woman reported that she threw her son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport on the Oregon coast.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg said the Coast Guard dispatched two boats and a helicopter to search the water after getting a call for help about 6:30 p.m. Monday from Newport fire and police officials.

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The woman's 911 call reportedly came in about 6 p.m. Monday.

Newport Police Chief Mark Miranda said his detectives interviewed the woman, 34-year-old Jillian McCabe. She is facing charges of aggravated murder, murder and first-degree manslaughter.

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