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Body found below Fremont Bridge; suicide suspected

The Columbian
Published: June 10, 2015, 12:00am

PORTLAND — Authorities recovered a body from the Willamette River, and it’s believed to be a woman who jumped from the Fremont Bridge.

Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson says officers went to the bridge early Wednesday after a car was left there with its engine running and nobody inside.

When officers couldn’t find a body, they asked Portland Fire & Rescue and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office to search in a boat.

Simpson says a deceased woman found in the river matched the description of the registered owner of the vehicle.

The medical examiner will do an autopsy and confirm the identity.

The Multnomah County Mental Health Call Center is available 24 hours a day at 503-988-4888.

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