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Body discovered near Bonneville Dam

Bonneville Dam employees discovered the body just after 10 a.m., Saturday morning.
The Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River generates over 1,200 megawatts of power that goes all over the Portland metropolitan.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A body was recovered in the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam by Cascades Locks on Saturday morning, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Bonneville Dam employees discovered the body upriver from the dam just after 10 a.m., authorities said. The body is now with the Medical Examiner's Office and the Skamania County Sheriff's Office is investigating. 

The sheriff's office said they do not believe the person's death is the result of foul play, but the incident is still under investigation.

The person's identity has not yet been reported. It is unknown at this time how they died.

This is a developing story and will be updated with more details as they emerge.

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