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2 people die in wildlife refuge car crash

The Columbian
Published: April 12, 2010, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Clark County Sheriff’s department says two people died after veering off a gravel road and crashing into a swampy ditch at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday.

The Oregonian reports that the names of the driver and passenger have not been released.

Sgt. Chad Rothenberger says the driver was a male, born in 1929 and from La Center, Wash. The woman has not been identified.

Rothenberger says the couple appeared to have been on a scenic drive on a narrow, gravel road in a remote section of the refuge when their sedan went off the road.

When authorities arrived the car was upside down, submerged in three to four feet of water. It’s unclear how long the car had been in water.


Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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