Editor’s note: After initially reporting the man went missing after rescuing a 5-year-old child from drowning in the Columbia River, Vancouver officials released new information late Monday morning. The story has been updated below to reflect the current information.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who entered the Columbia River to retrieve a ball did not surface Sunday night, according to Vancouver officials.
Vancouver fire officials initially reported early Monday morning that witnesses told crews at the scene the 52-year-old man, whose name has not yet been released, saw the child struggling to stay afloat around 9 p.m. at Wintler Park when he got into the water…