Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard recovers body of crabber overboard near Columbia River
kgw.com
Posted on December 3, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Updated Friday, Dec 4 at 11:28 AM
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard on Thursday recovered the body of a 32-year-old fisherman who fell from a crabbing vessel.
It happened about 10 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River.
Coast Guard Group Air Astoria said crews got the radio call around 1 p.m. from the fishing vessel Ballard reporting a man overboard.
A dive team recovered the body not far from the vessel Thursday evening.
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