brownheron
corvus ossifragus
I was floating my home water this morning with a friend visiting from So. Oregon. As we were moving down from our first run, we noticed something sticking up in the knee deep water. It was blue and looked like some of the random things that get washed down the river until we got close. I was in front and as I floated by about 10 feet to the right, I realized it was a dead body. We pulled over, called 911 and checked vitals but it was very obvious from first sight that he was deceased. We assisted with the recovery and gave our statements to the Clallam Deputy Sheriff after the water rescue team transported the body. We continued our float to my house but neither of us felt like fishing at that point so we just floated, talked, and tried to make sense of what we had just experienced. The deputy arrived quickly as did the rescue team that looked to be mostly volunteers. They were fast, especially for a remote and rural location, professional and very considerate of the deceased.
I'll be honest, I'm still pretty effed up inside after this. Thinking about his family along with the mental image of how I found him in the water is tough. If anyone on here knows them, my sincere heartfelt condolences.
I float this short stretch by myself all the time and I've been pretty casual about it, foregoing life jackets, not really worrying about anything as I know pretty much every rock.
Not any more. I committed to my wife that I'll always wear a life jacket (this angler was not wearing one) regardless of whether it's totally flat water or scary rapids.
Please be safe out there.
I'll be honest, I'm still pretty effed up inside after this. Thinking about his family along with the mental image of how I found him in the water is tough. If anyone on here knows them, my sincere heartfelt condolences.
I float this short stretch by myself all the time and I've been pretty casual about it, foregoing life jackets, not really worrying about anything as I know pretty much every rock.
Not any more. I committed to my wife that I'll always wear a life jacket (this angler was not wearing one) regardless of whether it's totally flat water or scary rapids.
Please be safe out there.
Fisherman found deceased in Sol Duc River | Peninsula Daily News
FORKS — A fisherman was found dead Sunday morning on a river bank in the Sol Duc River, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.
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