A 30-year-old paddle boarder from Hillsboro, Ore., drowned in the Columbia River at Frenchman’s Bar Regional Park about 4 p.m. Monday
Vancouver police said the man, whose name was not released, fell off his paddle board and was struggling to swim ashore when he disappeared under the water.
Fire department rescue swimmers searched for the man, but he had been underwater for several minutes and they were unable to locate him.
Members of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue dive team responded to assist in locating and recovering the body. He was located by divers and pronounced dead.