Racing action heats up on the Columbia River
Jim Mauldin, driving the E-31 5-Liter racing hydroplane, flips upside down into the Columbia River at the start of Friday’s heat race at the Columbia Cup race event in Kennewick.
Rescue teams with rescue divers raced to the overturned boat and helped get the drive out.
The E-9 driven by J. Michael Kelly, left, and E-26 driven by Kurt Myers were not involved in the incident.
No information was available on Mauldin’s condition.