Car Veers Off Portland Bridge Into River as Dive Teams Search For Victims
On 2/15/21 at 5:47 AM EST
Rescue teams are searching for those inside an SUV that veered off the Interstate 205 bridge and plunged into the Columbia River in Portland on Sunday evening.
The car likely slid off the road due to the snowy and icy conditions, Portland Fire & Rescue said.
Authorities said the vehicle was heading south on the span of Interstate 205 that connects Oregon and Washington before it careened into the river around 6 p.m.
Multnomah County Sheriff s Office spokesperson Sergeant Brandon Pedro said the marine unit was dispatched to the bridge s midspan, according to Oregon Live.
PORTLAND A car fell from the Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge and into the Columbia River on Sunday night, prompting a search effort by the Multnomah County, Ore., Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit.