Marine deputies with the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office rescued three passengers Wednesday, May 10, who were in a boat adrift on the Columbia River.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, marine deputies at approximately 8:15 p.m. responded to a disabled private boat with three passengers on the Columbia River in the area of Lake Umatilla. Deputies towed the boat back to the Umatilla Marina.
“High water level and flow rate together with surface winds made the tow a bit challenging and slow going,” the sheriff’s office reported.
Deputies also cited the boat operator, Tyler Nelson, 22, of Hermiston, for multiple registration violations, according to the press release, and advised him “to do some maintenance on the boat prior to putting it back on the water.”
