Kayakers rescued from Columbia River near Sand Island

At approximately 1:12pm MCSO River Patrol and Fire boats responded to the area of Sand Island on the Columbia River regarding kayakers who were in the water. A party of four kayakers had set out on the river from Rooster Rock State Park. A short time later three of the kayakers had fallen into the water east of Sand Island. The kayakers were floating downstream where they were subsequently picked up by Port of Portland Fire and Gresham Fire boats. They were transported to Rooster Rock State Park where one of the kayakers was taken to an area hospital to be treated for hypothermia.

No further information is available at this time.

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