Accident Database

Report ID#67798

2021-07-25
accident date
n/a
victim
50
victim age
Skykomish, N. Fork (2. Bear Creek
river
2. Bear Creek (Drumbeater) to South Fork confluence
section
Cable Drop
location
5.2ft
gage
Low
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Unknown
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

GOLD BAR, Wash. – Authorities say two men drowned Saturday afternoon in the Skykomish River east of Gold Bar. According to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, search-and-rescue crews were called to the report of two men in the river at Cable Drop Trail near Sunset Falls. The two men in their 50s were pulled from the river. Medics attempted CPR but both men were later pronounced dead. The men have not been identified, but deputies said they were from Seattle and Kirkland.