Divers find car, recover body days after I-205 bridge crash OregonLive.com 2/18/2021 Jayati Ramakrishnan, oregonlive.com
A body has been recovered from the Columbia River near the Glenn Jackson Bridge, days after a driver slid off the span and into the water during a winter storm.
Portland police confirmed Wednesday evening that Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office’s divers had recovered a body from a car found in the river.
Witnesses reported seeing a maroon SUV that was driving south on the bridge, which connects Oregon and Washington, hit a patch of ice, go up over a snow embankment and into the water about 5:45 p.m. Sunday. The crash happened as a major winter storm was hitting the region, creating hazardous road conditions throughout the Portland area.
Rescue divers searching the Columbia River where they believe a motorist went off the Glenn Jackson Bridge on Sunday say they ve located a vehicle and recovered a body.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A dive team found human remains inside a vehicle submerged in the Columbia River at the base of the Glenn Jackson Bridge, which runs between Oregon and Washington, police said Wednesday evening. The body was recovered and Portland police on Thursday identified it as belonging to 57-year-old Antonio Amaro-Lopez of Portland. His family has been notified and plans are underway to recover the car from the water, police said..