Has anyone died as a result of encountering placed large wood in King County rivers?
There have been no known deaths as a result of wood placed by King County. There were on average three river drowning deaths annually (compared to 11 annually in lakes), according to data from the King County Medical Examiner and Public Health — Seattle & King County regarding preventable deaths by drowning from 1996-2006. None pf the deaths were attributed to large wood during this 10-year period. According to the same document, most cases of drowning could have been prevented through the use of a personal floatation device (PFD), child supervision, avoiding alcohol consumption near bodies of water, and other safety measures.
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