VANCOUVER, Wash. — Clark County officials confirmed on Friday that the medical examiner's office is investigating two deaths as "potentially related to recent cold weather." They did not provide any further details.
At least 12 people have now died as a result of winter weather conditions in the Portland metro area since last Friday. Multnomah County has reported four deaths believed to be from hypothermia, and Washington County said that a Tigard resident's death is also being investigated as hypothermia-related.
On Saturday, a tree fell on an RV parked in a Southeast Portland neighborhood, taking down power lines and sparking a fire. One person died, and another was injured.
In Lake Oswego, a person died after a tree fell on a house in the Southwood area due to high winds on Saturday morning. The tree crashed through the second floor, killing an elderly man, confirmed Lake Oswego Fire Marshal Gert Zoutendijk.
A power line went down in a Northeast Portland neighborhood on Wednesday, killing three people when they were electrocuted by the live wire. A 9-month-old baby survived when a neighbor ran in and rescued him from his father's arms.
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Ronald Briggs told KGW that his 21-year-old daughter and her boyfriend were electrocuted as they tried to escape their vehicle with the 9-month-old. His 15-year-old son, Ta'Ron Briggs, died when he tried to save them.
Fire investigators are also looking into whether a generator played a role in the deaths of two women during a fire at a Northeast Portland church early Sunday morning.
