Re: fly fisherman dies on Methow

[Steve Konen]

What a tragedy.  What really hits home is that I floated thru the exact spot that he drowned on the exact day.   We floated under the bridge at about 4:30pm...I didn't see anyone else fishing and there was no activity, so it must have happened much earlier or in the evening.    How sad.

Just goes to show, a beautiful sunny day, a seemingly benign river, and it can all go south in a hurry.

Kim McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Of interest:

 

Florida man drowns while flyfishing

The Associated Press

TWISP, Wash. — A Florida man drowned while fly fishing in the Methow River near Twisp over the weekend.

Timothy J. Welch, 51, of Lakeland, Fla., had waded to the middle of the river near the Highway 20 bridge at the south end of Twisp on Saturday when he apparently lost his footing and fell into the water, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said.

Witnesses told deputies that Welch attempted to swim toward shore but went under and began floating downstream.

A local resident, Michael R. Reithofer, 62, saw Welch go under and was able to reach him and pull him to shore, Rogers said.

His efforts to resuscitate Welch failed and emergency workers also were unable to revive the man, Rogers said. The sheriff said he did not know if Welch had been wearing hip boots, which can fill with water and hinder efforts to get to shore.

 

---Kim McDonald

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