20-year-old man drowns in Snoqualmie River
Aug 16, 2012, 6:19 AM | Updated: 12:42 pm
A King County sheriff’s spokeswoman says a 20-year-old man has died after he went swimming with co-workers in the Snoqualmie River at Carnation and slipped under the water.
“Some friends and people were trying to get to him and help him,” says Sgt. Katie Larson. “Unfortunately, it was just too deep.”
Kayakers on the river also made attempts to get to him says Larson, but they too were unsuccessful.
Eastside Surface Rescue arrived on scene and pulled the man from the water, immediately beginning CPR.
The unidentified man was transported to Overlake Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
