From The City of The Dalles Police:
The Dalles Police is very sorry to report that on Saturday June 7th at 9:11 am emergency services received a call of a missing 3 year old from the Columbia River Hotel and Conference Center (formerly the Shiloh Inn).
The child was visiting the area with family from Washington. The child who was almost four, left the room and got outside the hotel.
Officers from The Dalles Police, Wasco County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police and Intertribal Police all responded to the area and officers began to search for the child within minutes of the call.
Family members were also searching for the child who was located in the Columbia River near the Oregon shoreline. The child was transported to Adventist Health Columbia Gorge Hospital in The Dalles and life saving efforts were unsuccessful.
The Columbia Gorge Major Crimes Team was activated to investigate this tragic event and the Wasco County District Attorney was consulted during the death investigation.
The Dalles Police wants to express our profound sorrow to the family and all of those impacted by this tragedy.