Man's body recovered day after vanishing in Columbia River
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who entered the Columbia River to retrieve a football did not surface Sunday night, according to Vancouver officials.
Vancouver fire officials initially reported early Monday morning that witnesses told crews at the scene the 52-year-old man, whose name has not yet been released, saw the child struggling to stay afloat around 9 p.m. at Wintler Park when he got into the water.
By 11:15 a.m., authorities in Vancouver told KOIN 6 News the man went into the water to retrieve a football, with no child in the water.
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Rescue teams searched for the man until 10:30 p.m. before the search was suspended. It was then turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard and Vancouver Police Department.
The Coast Guard also suspended their search around 11 p.m., saying that they 'will not resume our search unless we have amplifying information to restart our efforts.'
The man's body was recovered on Monday night around 7:15 p.m.
The man's family says they are 'heartbroken.'
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