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Camas man hit, killed by train is identified

By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter
Published: March 14, 2024, 7:53pm

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the 68-year-old Camas man who was fatally struck by a train Tuesday near downtown Camas.

Randle Leon Sedlak-Ford Jr. died from blunt trauma of the head. On Thursday, the medical examiner ruled he died by suicide.

Police said they responded at 7:11 a.m. to a report of a person struck by a BNSF Railway train near the 200 block of Southeast Garfield Street.

The man was found dead next to the railroad tracks.

Police said they believe he was struck by a westbound freight train.

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