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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martha Bellisle

Car being pulled from Columbia River might have belonged to Oregon family that vanished in 1958

Missing Family Car Found - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A crane resumed dredging on the Columbia River on Friday as it tired to clear a way to pull out a station wagon that is believed to have belonged to an Oregon family of five who disappeared nearly 70 years ago while they were out searching for Christmas greenery.

The search for the Martin family was a national news story at the time and led some to speculate about the possibility of foul play, with a $1,000 reward offered for information about their whereabouts.

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