A suspect involved in a police pursuit is dead after he exited the the stolen vehicle he was driving and attempted to flee by jumping into the Calapooia River, the Linn County Sheriff's Office reported.

Just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, a 911 caller reported finding a friend’s pickup, which had been stolen several days prior from a farm located at Venell Place in Corvallis.

The caller and their associates followed the stolen pickup and provided updated location information as deputies responded to the area.

Deputies located the stolen 2015 Ford F550 flatbed in the area of Wirth Road in Tangent, as it drove into a grass field, followed by two citizens who were also in pickups.

The stolen pickup crashed into an embankment against a tree near the Calapooia River.

The driver, later identified as Elijah Lyle Robb, 43, of Corvallis, fled on foot towards the river.

"Robb was seen by witnesses running through thick brush where he jumped in the river and attempted to swim across the strong current as deputies arrived and began trying to locate him," LCSO stated. "Robb was then witnessed swimming back to the bank, where he became hidden in thick brush hanging over the water."

Due to the thick and tall brush, deputies had to cut and climb over 100 yards to get to the bank of the river to try and locate Robb, the report said.

Sheriff’s Office drones were used to help find Robb and spotted some clothing in the water through the brush.

"Deputies believed this to be Robb hiding in the water," LCSO said.

Deputies were unable to reach the clothing in the water they believed to be Robb, so the Sheriff’s Office Water Rescue team was called to assist.

As deputies tried to get to where he was spotted, "it was noticed that he was not moving in the water," LCSO said. "Once deputies made it to the bank above where the clothing was, they found Robb floating face down in the water and he appeared deceased under the brush."

The Water Rescue team was able to get to the location and confirm Robb was deceased and removed him from the water, the report continued.

Responding deputies also located a 2005 Ford Focus nearby in which witnesses indicated was associated with the stolen vehicle.

Deputies found and detained Vanessa Morton, 38; Jesse Michael-Corona, 20; William Connell, 43; and Angie Nisly, 37 - all from Albany. Investigators determined that Morton, Michael-Corona, Connell and Nisly had been with Robb while committing several burglaries in the area earlier that day.

Investigators recovered a large amount of jewelry and several electronic devices that had been reportedly stolen from the burglaries, the Sheriff's Office said.

Jesse Michael-Corona was arrested and charged with two counts of Burglary in the First Degree. Angie Nisly was arrested on outstanding warrants for her arrest.

"The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests and charges are likely," LCSO said.

Anyone with information on incident is asked to contact Detective Kyle Connelly of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 967-3950.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by multiple citizens, Albany Police Department, Albany Fire Department, Linn County Road Department, and the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office.