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Clark County seeks identity of woman found in Columbia River
A woman estimated to be 20 to 30 years old was found floating downstream from the Interstate 5 bridge Wednesday morning. Clark County investigators are treating her death as suspicious and are asking the public for information.
Clark County deputies and Vancouver firefighters recovered a woman’s body from the Columbia River Wednesday morning, and investigators are treating her death as suspicious.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol and Vancouver Fire Department’s fire boat responded at about 9 a.m. to reports of a woman floating in the river downstream from the Interstate 5 bridge, the sheriff’s office said.
The woman has not been identified. Deputies estimate she was between 20 and 30 years old, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and approximately 150 pounds. Investigators believe she may have been Asian or Pacific Islander. She had no tattoos, and deputies noted a birthmark on the right side of her right calf.
The sheriff’s office Major Crimes Unit and the Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating. Authorities have not released additional details about the circumstances of her death.
Anyone with information that could help identify the woman or assist the investigation is asked to call the Clark County Sheriff’s Office at 564-397-2847.