Swimmer disappears close to Sand Island at Rooster Rock State Park; physique discovered hours later

A swimmer died Sunday after disappearing within the Columbia River close to Sand Island at Rooster Rock State Park, prompting a multi-agency search that ended when dive workforce members situated the particular person’s physique.

Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 name at about 2:05 p.m. July 12 reporting that an individual seen swimming close to Sand Island seemed to be in misery and didn’t resurface.

Sand Island is on the east finish of Rooster Rock State Park and sits throughout the Columbia River.

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Deputies assigned to the sheriff’s workplace Patrol, River Patrol and Airborne Law Enforcement Support items started looking out the world, joined by personnel from the Corbett, Gresham and Port of Portland fireplace departments.

Using a fixed-wing plane, a drone and varied watercraft, rescue personnel searched the world the place the swimmer was final seen for greater than an hour.

Deputies assigned to the sheriff’s workplace Dive Team later joined the search and located the particular person’s physique at about 5:15 p.m.

The physique was taken to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office. No different info was launched. The sheriff’s workplace stated it was additionally assisted on the scene by workers from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, which operates Rooster Rock State Park.