Columbia River Death – On Sunday, August 2, 2020 the authorities released the statement that a man is presumed drowned after his speeding boat flipped on Columbia River.
According to reports, a speed boat had flipped while trying to make a turn on high speed thereby ejecting the two occupants of the speed boat. The other occupant swam to the shore while one went missing.
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According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, the missing man was not wearing a life jacket.
At 2 p.m on Sunday, the authorities were called to Broughton Beach in Portland on a possible drowning incident.
The Portland Fire and Rescue and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office each responded to the scene off Marine Drive just downriver of Portland International Airport.
A water rescue unit from the Vancouver Fire Department was also called to assist and a helicopter also assisted in the search.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office announced the effort was being considered a recovery operation and that dive teams were at work in the river because the man was not found as of 4:30 p.m.
Identities of the presumed victim and the survivor were not released.
Investigation is still ongoing.