Non-Witness Narrative by (do not publish name) on 2012-08-03 (okay to publish): Kayaker dies on White Salmon River THE YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC POSTED ON Friday, August 03, 2012 GOLDENDALE, Wash. – A kayaker from West Virginia died Wednesday after becoming wedged under water in a log jam on the White Salmon River in Klickitat County, according to a Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office news release. The incident was reported about two miles north of BZ Corner at about 8 p.m. in a stretch of heavy rapids in a deep gorge, according to the news release. Recovery efforts had to wait until Thursday. Christopher Alan Schwer, 27, of Morgantown, W.Va., had been kayaking with local friends when the incident occurred, according to the release. His body was recovered at about 7 p.m. Thursday.