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1 dead in boat collision near Camas Slough bridge

By Andy Matarrese, Columbian environment and transportation reporter
Published: September 2, 2018, 7:56pm

Two boats collided near the Camas Slough bridge Sunday evening, killing a woman and injuring two other boaters.

Ambulances and fire boats were called to the state Highway 14 bridge shortly before 7:40 p.m.

The Camas-Washougal Fire Department said arriving crews found two motorized boats had collided underneath the bridge.

One boater, a woman in her 20s, was killed. A second victim was hospitalized with critical injuries, according to the fire department. A third boater suffered what crews said appeared to be relatively minor injuries, the department said.

Firefighters had to set up a rope system to help pull up the victims, and struggled in muddy conditions, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.

Crews from the Vancouver Fire Department, Portland Fire Bureau, Gresham, Ore., Fire Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Port of Portland responded to help.

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Columbian environment and transportation reporter