Crime

Search suspended for Palouse Falls drowning victim

Tri-City Herald
Lower Palouse Falls at Palouse Falls State Park. Authorities have suspended the search for a man who reportedly drowned in the pool below the falls late on Sunday.
Lower Palouse Falls at Palouse Falls State Park. Authorities have suspended the search for a man who reportedly drowned in the pool below the falls late on Sunday. Courtesy Tom Foster

Authorities have halted the search for a Lake Stevens, Wash., man who likely drowned while swimming at Palouse Falls on Sunday.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as James A. Hopkins, 22, in a release.

“Due to the dangerous water below the falls, efforts to recover the body have been suspended,” the release said.

The sheriff’s office, Columbia Basin Dive Rescue and Medstar were called to Palouse Falls at 5:30 p.m. Sunday on a report that three people swimming at the base of the falls appeared to be struggling.

Witnesses were able to help two of the swimmers but not Hopkins.

This story was originally published May 3, 2016 at 11:10 AM with the headline "Search suspended for Palouse Falls drowning victim."

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