Human remains found in missing Oregon man’s submerged car

PORTLAND — Practically a yr after the previous mayor of Cornelius, Ore., went lacking, authorities say the person’s automotive has been discovered on the backside of a river with human stays inside.

The car belonging to 77-year-old Ralph Brown was discovered Friday by a dive crew 40 toes beneath the floor of the Willamette River in Newberg, in line with the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace. The human stays within the automotive haven’t but been recognized.

Brown was final seen leaving his Cornelius residence in a Blue Nissan Sentra on Might 16, 2021. Cellphone information indicated that he drove in circles for 4 hours inside a 30-mile radius from residence earlier than he disappeared, KOIN-TV reported.

One in all Brown’s grownup youngsters was capable of attain him on the telephone the night time he went lacking however stated he sounded confused and was unable to explain the place he was. Brown was recognized with Alzheimer’s illness a yr earlier than he went lacking.

Legislation enforcement and greater than 200 volunteers looked for Brown, who’s a former instructor and principal within the Hillsboro Faculty District and served was mayor of Cornelius within the early Nineteen Eighties, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

Brown’s automotive was discovered Friday by Adventures With Function, a bunch of divers who journey the nation, volunteering to resolve underwater mysteries and missing-person chilly instances. The workforce had searched the realm for the automotive 10 instances prior to now yr.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace says the investigation is ongoing.