A 16-year-old drowned in the Columbia River Wednesday night while swimming at Frenchman’s Bar, officials from Clark County ...

A 16-year-old drowned in the Columbia River at Frenchman's Bar in Vancouver Wednesday evening. The boy was about 20 yards offshore when he went under water. Four boats, seven ...

According to Clark County Fire District 6, witnesses reported a 16-year-old was swimming in the river near Frenchman’s Bar ...

A 16-year-old boy drowned while swimming in the Columbia River on Wednesday night, according to Clark County Fire District 6.

Witnesses told authorities the teen was swimming toward a nearby “wing dam,” a man-made barrier to modify river flow, when he went underwater and did not resurface.

A 16-year-old boy drowned Wednesday night in the Columbia River near Frenchman’s Bar, despite a “herculean” search effort ...

According to Clark County Fire District 6, witnesses reported a 16-year-old was swimming in the river near Frenchman’s Bar ...

“Conditions in the Columbia River at Frenchman’s Bar are known to be treacherous, and authorities urge caution for those who choose to swim there,” the fire agency said in a statement. “The current is ...