FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 file photo, Search and rescue crews use metal rods to poke through the mud as they continue to search for a missing woman whose car was swept away by a landslide Wednesday in the Dodson area of the Columbia River Gorge, in Oregon. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 recovered the body of an Oregon woman whose vehicle was swept away in a deep mudslide during a winter storm last week. Jennifer Camus Moore, a registered nurse from Warrendale, Oregon, was driving in the Columbia River Gorge early Wednesday when her SUV was buried under about 15 feet of mud, rock and trees. (Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian via AP, File)
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Sheriff's deputies and firefighters on Saturday recovered the body of an Oregon woman whose vehicle was swept away in a deep mudslide during a winter storm last week, authorities said.
Jennifer Camus Moore, a registered nurse from Warrendale, Oregon, was driving in the Columbia River Gorge near the small community of Dodson when her SUV was buried under about 15 feet (4.6 meters) of mud, rock and trees.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said road crews used front loaders, dump trucks and other heavy equipment to clear the edges of the debris field as they tried to locate her in the wet, unstable mud.
A private contractor, Concrete GPR, helped verify the location of her vehicle on Saturday morning by using a high-powered metal detector. Crews dug a path to the vehicle with front-loaders.
'œIt's not the outcome everyone would have hoped for,'ť Sgt. Steve Dangler said in a news release, 'œbut at least at this point, it brings closure to the family and allows them to begin the grieving process.'ť
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 file photo, Search and rescue crews continue to look for a missing woman whose car was swept away by a mudslide Wednesday in the Dodson area of the Columbia River Gorge, in Oregon. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 recovered the body of an Oregon woman whose vehicle was swept away in a deep mudslide during a winter storm last week. Jennifer Camus Moore, a registered nurse from Warrendale, Oregon, was driving in the Columbia River Gorge early Wednesday when her SUV was buried under about 15 feet of mud, rock and trees. (Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian via AP)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 file photo, Search and rescue crews continue to search for a missing woman whose car was swept away by a landslide the day before in the Dodson area of the Columbia River Gorge. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 recovered the body of an Oregon woman whose vehicle was swept away in a deep mudslide during a winter storm last week. Jennifer Camus Moore, a registered nurse from Warrendale, Oregon, was driving in the Columbia River Gorge early Wednesday when her SUV was buried under about 15 feet of mud, rock and trees. (Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian via AP)
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