Day Five: No Answers In Possible Drowning

By Aaron Kellogg Published: May 30, 2007 at 7:10 PM PDT Last Updated: Nov 7, 2008 at 12:34 PM PDT

NEAR VANTAGE -- Crews will keep searching for a man suspected of drowning in the Columbia River near here.

28-year-old Russell Fortman was swimming after his boat on Saturday night. People heard him yell for help before he disappeared.

The search will continue all week -- if the weather holds up.

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