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Paddleboarder fell into Washington lake — and never made it to shore. Search underway

Rescuers are searching for a missing paddleboarder who was last seen falling into Lake Keechelus in Washington on May 22, 2022, the sheriff’s office said. Dogs, drones and boats are being used to find him.
Rescuers are searching for a missing paddleboarder who was last seen falling into Lake Keechelus in Washington on May 22, 2022, the sheriff’s office said. Dogs, drones and boats are being used to find him. Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office

A 39-year-old man never made it to the shoreline after falling off his paddleboard into a Washington lake, the sheriff’s department said.

The man from Sammamish plunged into the water Sunday, May 22, at Lake Keechelus, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

Rescuers searched for the man for several hours after he was first reported missing, but they could not find him, deputies said.

A search team began looking for him again on Monday with three trained dogs and an underwater drone.

Lake Keechelus is near the Snoqualmie Pass, about 57 miles southeast of Seattle.

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This story was originally published May 23, 2022 at 4:34 PM with the headline "Paddleboarder fell into Washington lake — and never made it to shore. Search underway."

Helena Wegner
McClatchy DC
Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.
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