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Diver creates GoFundMe to recover presumed Martin Family car from Cascade Locks

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The recovery efforts to pull a car from the bottom of the Cascade Locks continue, but divers are asking for the public’s help.

KOIN 6 News first broke the discovery of what appears to be the Martin Family car

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buried under years of sediment in the Columbia River. The story came after diver Archer Mayo spent six years searching for the car that disappeared with a family of five inside in December 1958.

Last month, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Department tried to pull the car from the water, though only the chassis could be removed.

But for Mayo, the recovery effort is far from over.

“I would love to see this fully resolved. I’ve been working with the Hood River County sheriff and the different port authorities. We’re coming up with a plan to really bring this hopefully to a conclusion,” he said. 

  • Pieces of a station wagon believed to be tied to the Martin Family disappearance in 1958 being pulled from the Columbia River on Friday, March 7, 2025. (Credit: KOIN)
  • A barge arrives to pull what investigators believe to be the Martin family car out of the Columbia River, Mar. 6, 2025. (KOIN)
  • A giant crane pulled up an engine from what is likely the Martin Family car missing since 1958 in Cascade Locks, March 7, 2025 (KOIN)
  • Investigators continue the search for what is believed to be the Martin family car on Mar. 7, 2025. (KOIN)
  • A partial license plate, likely from the missing Martin Family car from 1958, was found in Cascade Locks, March 7, 2025 (Archer Mayo)
  • The emblem from a Ford, likely from the missing Martin Family car from 1958, was found in Cascade Locks, March 7, 2025 (Archer Mayo)
  • Coverage of the search for the Martin Family in the Columbia River near Cascade Locks from the Oregon Journal. (Oregon Journal)
  • Coverage of the search for the Martin Family features pictures of Barbara, Virginia and Susan Martin in the Oregon Journal. (Oregon Journal)
  • A gas station receipt from a Chevron station in Cascade Locks shows Ken Martin purchased five gallons of gas on the afternoon the family vanished. (KOIN Archives)
  • An undated photo of the 1954 Ford Country Station Wagon the Martins drove into the Columbia River Gorge on Dec. 7, 1958. (KOIN Archives)

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Mayo is planning to bring in other divers and specialized equipment to free the car from the sediment. To do it, he has started a GoFundMe campaign to cover the costs.

You can learn more about the plans, and make a donation, here.

Stay with KOIN 6 News as we continue to follow this story.

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