Statistics and informational data collected by the United States Coast Guard, we have the breakdown of which states have the most fatal accidents on the water.
There have been over 400 drownings in open water in Washington and Oregon since 2021, and a high percentage of these could’ve been prevented if they had known about these warnings.
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office reports a man injured in a Friday boating accident died from his injuries. It happened Friday, but information just now being released.
The man slid underneath the boat and was struck by the propeller
The USCO reports that 41-year-old Benjamin Ryan Camden or Milton-Freewater was one of a number of persons who was tubing with friends on the McKay Reservoir,