Several agencies have been involved in the response and recovery effort after a father and his three children went into a lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge after their canoe capsized Friday. Divers and other responders discussed strategy and tactics Sunday during their search for the father and son who were still missing.
November 13, 2022
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UPDATED: Two recovered, two missing after canoe capsizes
OTHELLO - One child is dead, another was treated for hypothermia and a third is missing along with the father of the children after an accident on a lake on Veteran’s Day. A release by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office states that a man and his three sons went fishing Friday afternoon around 1 p.m. at a small lake within the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge south of SR 262. The Othello resident in his early 30s and his sons – ages 6, 8 and 10 – went into the water after their canoe capsized sometime before dark. The 10-year-old was able to swim to shore, but none of his other family members surfaced. When the four did not return like they were expected to that evening, other family members went to look for them. The family found the 10-year-old on the shore and called emergency services around 11 p.m. “We believe that after he swam to shore, he endured up to seven hours outside in the cold before being found by family members,” the release stated...