Driver who plunged into Columbia River off I-205 bridge identified as Portland man
Updated Feb 20, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
Officials identified Antonio Amaro Lopez as the man who died after his car went off the Interstate 205 bridge on Sunday.Family of Antonio Amaro Lopez
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The man who lost control of his vehicle on the Interstate 205 bridge on Sunday, plunging into the Columbia River below, was identified Thursday as a 57-year-old Portland man, officials said.
Portland police officially confirmed the man as Antonio Amaro-Lopez. His family had previously said Amaro-Lopez was likely the driver, as he had never arrived home from Sunday evening after leaving his job at his family’s Hazel Dell restaurant.
Missing Portland man ID’d as person whose body was recovered from Columbia River
Antonio Amaro Lopez s SUV had gone off I-205 Bridge on Sunday By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: February 18, 2021, 11:17am
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Authorities have confirmed the identity of the person whose body was recovered from the Columbia River on Wednesday as 57-year-old Antonio Amaro Lopez. His family has been notified.
Amaro Lopez had been missing since Sunday evening when his 2006 Subaru Tribeca lost control and went over the side of the Interstate 205 Bridge.
The Southeast Portland man had left his job at his family’s Hazel Dell restaurant at about 5 p.m. to drive home. Shortly after, witnesses said they saw a maroon SUV traveling south go over the side of the bridge that connects Oregon and Washington, according to The Oregonian.
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A couple and their two grandchildren jumped into the water and swam for shore.
Credit: Multnomah County Sheriff s Office
The boat caught fire in the Multnomah Channel. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 9:16 AM PST December 16, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore A couple, their two grandchildren and two dogs were rescued Tuesday afternoon after their boat caught fire in the Multnomah Channel and they jumped into the water to swim for the shore.
All four family members were taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia.
The family told rescuers they were out for an afternoon boat ride when the boat suddenly caught fire. It happened downstream from the Wapato Greenway on Sauvie Island.