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Houseboat resident saves man from frigid waters in Columbia River rescue 
Houseboat resident saves man from frigid waters in Columbia River rescue 
Houseboat resident saves man from frigid waters in Columbia River rescue 

Published on: 11/25/2025

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Emergency communications dispatcher Holly Campbell and Solomon Florea, who rescued a 38-year-old boater who fell into the Columbia River on Nov. 16. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office honored them on Nov. 24.

Solomon Florea has lived in a houseboat on the Columbia River for about two decades and has become grimly attuned to dangers on the water. Florea spots a drowning victim on the water every few years, he said, and feared that’s what had happened last week when he saw a man 100 yards out, bobbing next to an empty sailboat.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2025/11/a-sailor-fell-overboard-into-the-columbia-river-the-actions-of-2-strangers-saved-his-life.html

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