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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 07/03/2017 - Members of the Kittitas County River Rescue Team responded to the Yakima River, 13 miles south of Ellensburg 7:00PM Sunday July 2nd.
Six floaters were said to have been knocked off their inner tubes by a log jam after they went down the wrong channel along SR 821 near MP 11. Three of them were able to retrieve their tubes and get back to the main channel. The other 3, all in their 40s from Yakima, were picked up by the Sheriff's jet boat.. No injuries.
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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Contact: Clayton Myers, Undersheriff509-925-8534clay.myers@co.Kittitas.wa.us