Official have been searching for the swimmer since early Wednesday afternoon. At this time, his body has not been found.
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — A missing 19-year-old is presumed to have drowned after being swept out out to the Columbia River early Wednesday afternoon, according to the Hood River Sherriff’s Department.
As of Tuesday evening, the Hood River Sherriff’s Department, U.S. Coast Guard and local tribe agencies had yet to recover the missing teen’s body.
The search has been suspended and will resume Thursday focusing on recovery, confirmed to KGW by the Hood River Sherriff’s Department Deputy Joel Ives.
Around 1:15 p.m.,
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