16-year-old drowns whereas swimming in Columbia River at Frenchman’s Bar

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — A 16-year-old drowned within the Columbia River Wednesday night time whereas swimming at Frenchman’s Bar, officers from Clark County Fire District no. 6 stated.

The teenager’s physique was recovered on Thursday afternoon, Vancouver Police stated, including that his members of the family have been notified.

He was swimming in direction of the close by wing dam about 20 yards offshore when he went below the water and didn’t resurface, witnesses stated.

Four boats, seven rescue swimmers, a helicopter, and several other firefighter squads had been known as out to assist with the search.

“Despite their best efforts, by 9 p.m. the situation shifted from a rescue to a recovery operation,” fireplace district officers stated.

Officials will launch his title at a later time.

Conditions within the Columbia River at Frenchman’s Bar are recognized to be treacherous, and authorities urge warning for many who select to swim there,” Clark County Fire said. “The present is swift on this part of the river and there’s a giant drop-off simply offshore. Historically there have been plenty of drownings on this a part of the river.

Vancouver Fire crews had been battling a two-alarm fireplace on the time, and a battalion chief from Clark County Fire Dist. 6, Vancouver Fire Engine 3 and Fireboat 1 all self-assigned to the preliminary experiences of a drowning.

Clark-Cowlitz Fire & Rescue, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Vancouver Police, the Clark County Technical Rescue Team, Portland Fire & Rescue, and the U.S. Coast Guard had been additionally concerned within the search.