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Updated · KATU · Jul 3Portland Fire Recovers 1 Body From Willamette River Near Steel Bridge
3 articles · Updated · KATU · Jul 3Summary
- Emergency crews responded just after 7:30 a.m. Friday to the Steel Bridge, where Engine 1 spotted a person in the water who appeared to be deceased.
- Portland Fire & Rescue said Fire Boat 6 assisted with the recovery, and the case was then turned over to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
- The sheriff's office confirmed the person was dead and said the circumstances of how the individual ended up in the Willamette River remain unknown.
- The body will be taken to the medical examiner's office for identification before next of kin are notified.
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