After two days of false starts and dashed hopes, divers recovered a portion of the station wagon they believe carried the Martin family of Portland on their ill-fated journey through the Columbia River Gorge decades ago.

Investigators in Oregon are searching for identification numbers on a car that was likely sitting at the bottom of a river for 66 years. The Hood River County Sheriff believes it belongs to the Martin family.

The Martin family, who lived in Portland, disappeared after driving to the Columbia River Gorge that December, in search of Christmas greenery to decorate their home, reported The Oregonian.