Two men die at Sprague Lake

RITZVILLE — Two men who had gone duck hunting on Sprague Lake were found dead late Saturday night, according to a statement from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. 

Rock Dwayne Bass, 61, and Gary Thomas Myers, 69, left at about 5 a.m. Saturday to go hunting, the ACSO release said. Their bodies were found about 11:45 p.m.  

The two men were expected to return at about 5 p.m. When they didn’t return on time family members tried to contact them but without success. The last known communication was at 1:44 p.m. when they were shown on the water, the release said. 

Adams County Sheriff’s deputies were joined in the search by Spokane Search and Rescue and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.  

The lake is about six miles southwest of Sprague and about 18 miles northeast of Ritzville.