MOSIER, Ore. -- Oregon State Police say divers have recovered a boy's body from a pickup that slid on icy Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge, crashed through a guardrail and plunged into the Columbia River.
Lt. Gregg Hastings says the 40-year-old man driving the pickup was able to escape and swim to shore Monday afternoon but wasn't able to save his son. The father was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Skamania County, Wash., sheriff's divers found the pickup and the boy's body about 9:30 p.m. Monday in about 40 feet of water.
Hastings said the names of the father and son would be released Tuesday.
The right hand westbound lane of the freeway was blocked for several hours east of Hood River.
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MOSIER, Ore. -- Oregon State Police troopers are at the scene of a traffic crash along the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 about a mile west of Mosier where a vehicle reportedly lost control on ice, crashed through a guardrail and went into the Columbia River.
A dive team is on scene searching the water for the vehicle to confirm if another person is inside after the driver escaped.
Around 4:20 this afternoon, a vehicle driven by an adult man was westbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 69 when its driver lost control on icy road conditions.
The vehicle crashed into a guardrail and continued into the Columbia River. The driver escaped the vehicle and was subsequently transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
