Tribal fisherman missing in Hoh river
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- Parent Category: News
- Category: First Nations & International News
- Published: 18 October 2010
Forks, Washington (AP) October 2010
A Hoh tribal fisherman who went underwater when his boat flipped near the Hoh River resort remains missing.
The Peninsula Daily News reports that the 22-year-old fisherman was casting a net with another fisherman when the boat flipped last week. The second man was able to make swim to shore. Their names were not released.
The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search helicopter but did not find the man. The rivers waters are murky from recent rainfall.
A Hoh tribal fisherman who went underwater when his boat flipped near the Hoh River resort remains missing.
The Peninsula Daily News reports that the 22-year-old fisherman was casting a net with another fisherman when the boat flipped last week. The second man was able to make swim to shore. Their names were not released.
The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search helicopter but did not find the man. The rivers waters are murky from recent rainfall.