After two days of dredging, a crane has pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago.

The case of the Martin family’s disappearance has bewildered local residents and investigators for more than six decades — until Friday.

The Martin family mysteriously vanished in 1958 after taking a day trip to the mountains to prepare for the Christmas holiday.

The Martin family - parents Ken and Barbara and their three daughters, Barbara, 14; Virginia, 13; and Sue, 11 - vanished without a trace in 1958 after going on a day trip to the mountains

Authorities are pulling submerged vehicles from the Columbia River, including a car thought to have belonged to a Portland couple who vanished in 1958 while out for a drive with their three daughters

A vehicle authorities believe is possibly tied to a couple and their three children who vanished in 1958 was found this week at the bottom of a river in Oregon.

A small crowd of spectators and journalists gathered at the viewpoint at Washington State Historical Marker 19 on Friday to watch a long-awaited moment: the recovery of the car that was believed to be carrying the Martin family when they disappeared in the Columbia River Gorge decades ago.