New Video: A Gresham Police drone shows the plane submerged in the Columbia River near Gary Island.

Greaham Police Department video shows the aftermath of the water landing on June 24. Pilot Rick Boettcher said he was on final approach to Troutdale when his engine failed. Boettcher was able to land his plane in the Columbia River and swim to safety.

https://katu.com/news/local/pilot-safe-after-emergency-water-landing-in-columbia-river-near-gary-island

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