'Some Sense of Closure': Missing Kayaker's Body Recovered in Columbia River

'Some sense of closure': Missing kayaker's body recovered in Columbia River

Deputies recovered the body of a kayaker who went missing in the Columbia River near Hood River last Thursday on Monday afternoon.

Body of missing kayaker near Hood River found

Deputies on Tuesday recovered the body of a man whose kayak was found adrift in the Columbia River near Hood River last week, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office said.

Hood River man presumed deceased

Body of missing Hood River kayaker recovered from Columbia River on day 5 of search, found near Hood River Sandbar — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 7, 2026 — The body of David Kalousdian, a Hood River man who disappeared while fishing from a kayak on the Columbia River, was recovered Tuesday, Oct. 6, near the same sandbar where his kayak was found adrift five days earlier. The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office received a report at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday of a body in the Columbia River near the tip of the sandbar adjacent to Hood River. Deputies responded and re…