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Decades-Old Mystery: Lost Martin Family Car Found

3/6/2025

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A long-lost car belonging to the Martin family, missing since 1958, has been unearthed in the Columbia River near Cascade Locks, Oregon. After seven years of relentless searching, diver Archer Mayo discovered the vehicle, now upside down and partially buried. The Hood River County Sheriff's Office is now treating the recovery as a criminal investigation, seeking answers to this decades-old mystery.

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A long-lost car belonging to the Martin family, missing since 1958, has been unearthed in the Columbia River near Cascade Locks, Oregon. After seven years of relentless searching, diver Archer Mayo discovered the vehicle, now upside down and partially buried. The Hood River County Sheriff's Office is now treating the recovery as a criminal investigation, seeking answers to this decades-old mystery.