HOOD RIVER, Ore. — A 10-year-old girl from Portland drowned in the Columbia River on Wednesday.
The girl was at the Nichols Boat Basin in Hood River when she fell out of an inflatable raft just after 2 p.m., according to the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office. She had been riding in the raft with a family acquaintance. She was not wearing a life jacket.
The girl’s body was recovered around 5:15 p.m. by the Skamania County dive team in about 10 feet of water.
The girl’s name has not been released.
The sheriff’s office said drownings can happen extremely fast, even in waterways that seem safe. Deputies urge everyone to use life jackets when spending time in the water.
