Olympic National Park: Woman swept into swollen river, drowns
Published 12:01 am Friday, August 24, 2001
A Seattle-area woman was swept to her death while trying to cross the rain-swollen Quinault River’s east fork, authorities said Thursday.
“The woman was attempting to ford the . . . river when her feet were swept from underneath her,” said Curt Sauer, Olympic National Park chief ranger.
The incident occurred a half-mile below the Enchanted Valley Chalet in Jefferson County on Wednesday, Sauer said.
Her identity was being withheld pending notification of family members.
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