# Crews remove part of submerged vehicle possibly linked to family's mysterious 1958 disappearance

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## Crews remove part of submerged vehicle possibly linked to family's mysterious 1958 disappearance

  
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#### Crews remove part of submerged vehicle possibly linked to family's mysterious 1958 disappearance

A diver found a vehicle submerged deep in an Oregon lake that may belong to a family that disappeared over 65 years ago, and crews removed part of it Friday to examine.

An independent diver found the vehicle in the Columbia River, near Cascade Locks, the Hood River County Sheriff's Office announced on social media Thursday morning.

The vehicle has likely spent the past 66 years deep within the water's surface, or about 50 feet, to be exact, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Friday evening.

Divers and crews worked both Thursday and Friday to get the vehicle out of the water. The vehicle was encased and filled with rocks and other debris, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office said.

At about 3:45 p.m. Friday, crews were trying to pull the vehicle out of the water when part of the vehicle that holds the components together detached. Authorities said it was likely the weight of the debris and the vehicle's condition that caused the detachment.

Crews were able to remove one part with the engine attached. The vehicle has since been taken to a secure facility, where investigators will take a look at it, the sheriff's office said.

"The debris and parts of the vehicle left in the water were not able to be examined at this time," the sheriff's office said. "No human remains were found due to the debris."

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### Vehicle possibly linked to Martin family disappearance

The vehicle is believed to be connected to the case of the Martin family, whose members disappeared in 1958.

According to , the family consisted of Kenneth Martin, his wife Barbara Martin, as well as the couple’s three children:

- 14-year-old Barbara, known as “Barbie”
- 13-year-old Virginia, known as “Gina”
- 11-year-old Susan, known as “Sue”



### Family told neighbors they were going to collect greenery, never returned

The family lived in Multnomah County and around 1 p.m. on Dec. 7, 1958, set out in their 1954 Ford Station Wagon, reported television station KOIN.

The family told neighbors they were visiting the Columbia River Gorge to collect greenery for Christmas wreaths, but they never returned, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.

### Former detective believes the family was murdered

In 2018, television station  released a report tied to the 60th anniversary of the Martin family disappearance. The outlet spoke to Greg Graven, whose grandfather was a detective in Multnomah County when the Martins went missing. Graven’s grandfather died in 1988 but he kept his grandfather’s notes on the case.

“He believes that it was a homicide and that it would be solved when that vehicle is located,” Graven said in 2018.

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