PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials are recognizing a man after they said he rescued a boater from the Columbia River.
On Nov. 16, officials said Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Communications received a call from 46-year-old Solomon Florea, who was requesting medical help for a man he rescued from the Columbia River near the North Portland Harbor.
According to Florea, he was at home when he saw an empty sailboat floating on the river and a man in the water nearby.
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Florea said he then quickly kayaked to the man in the water, pulling him out and bringing him back to shore, where he wrapped the man in layers to warm him up…