According to Clark County Fire District 6, witnesses reported a 16-year-old was swimming in the river near Frenchman’s Bar ...

A 16-year-old drowned in the Columbia River Wednesday night while swimming at Frenchman’s Bar, officials from Clark County ...

A 16-year-old boy drowned Wednesday night in the Columbia River near Frenchman’s Bar, despite a “herculean” search effort ...

Witnesses told authorities the teen was swimming toward a nearby “wing dam,” a man-made barrier to modify river flow, when he went underwater and did not resurface.

“Conditions in the Columbia River at Frenchman’s Bar are known to be treacherous, and authorities urge caution for those who choose to swim there,” the fire agency said in a statement. “The current is ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A 16-year-old boy is presumed to have drowned while swimming in the Columbia River on Wednesday ...

P ORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — A teen drowned in the Columbia River Wednesday night and the body was recovered the following morning, authorities said. According to Clark County Fire District 6, witnesses ...