1810 the pager goes off. Spokane River Dam subj. jumped off cliff has not resurfaced.
Bad bad area only 2 miles from the house. Im enroute but the shift Sgt. sends me and most of the team to Corbin Park about 5 miles away to catch the boat that enroute.
I get there and partially suit up wet when they change plans and have me return to the dam.
Its a ***** to get to the water and a 300-yard swim to the cliff.
5 of us in searching with the rest standing by. We get him in 35 of very dark water and at 1853 he is in medicals hands.
My wife calls while we are securing and she is freaking out. CALL YOUR DAUGHTER AND KATHY AT THE WHITEHOUSE!!!!! Its a local med/Greek restaurant. So after she tells me why I go by there.
My daughter was waiting on tables in a very pack business. She stopped what she was doing and came running over to me. Dad I saw you fly by and I knew something was wrong. She then proceeds to tell me how it was one of the cooks that we had just recovered. Now I had to inform my daughter and all the employees that he was dead. He had also just cooked a meal for us a few days ago.
Ill post more as it comes in. But I hate days like today. I have recovered way to many people I have known.
Here is the sat view of the area:http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&x=2516&y=26420&z=11&w=1
From the short bridge to the island move along the upper shoreline to the right. Almost back to the dam.
Gary D.
Bad bad area only 2 miles from the house. Im enroute but the shift Sgt. sends me and most of the team to Corbin Park about 5 miles away to catch the boat that enroute.
I get there and partially suit up wet when they change plans and have me return to the dam.
Its a ***** to get to the water and a 300-yard swim to the cliff.
5 of us in searching with the rest standing by. We get him in 35 of very dark water and at 1853 he is in medicals hands.
My wife calls while we are securing and she is freaking out. CALL YOUR DAUGHTER AND KATHY AT THE WHITEHOUSE!!!!! Its a local med/Greek restaurant. So after she tells me why I go by there.
My daughter was waiting on tables in a very pack business. She stopped what she was doing and came running over to me. Dad I saw you fly by and I knew something was wrong. She then proceeds to tell me how it was one of the cooks that we had just recovered. Now I had to inform my daughter and all the employees that he was dead. He had also just cooked a meal for us a few days ago.
Ill post more as it comes in. But I hate days like today. I have recovered way to many people I have known.
Here is the sat view of the area:http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&x=2516&y=26420&z=11&w=1
From the short bridge to the island move along the upper shoreline to the right. Almost back to the dam.
Gary D.