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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 - 08/14/2017 - Kittitas County Sheriff's Office responds to a rafting accident on the Yakima River.
On 08-12-17 approximately 11:24 a.m. members of the Sheriff’s Swift Water Rescue team responded to the Yakima River just upstream from the Ringer Loop boat launch, 5 mile south of Ellensburg. It had been reported that three women, Samantha J. Ruiz 35 yoa, Gabrielle M. Huff 26 yoa, Lindsay M. Ellithorpe 29 yoa. were in the water clinging to a log. The subjects were located by jet boat and all three were returned to the launch safely. The three Yakima women had launched at the walk in launch location on the north end of Ringer Loop. The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public that there are numerous hazards in the river between Irene Rienhart Park and the Ringer Loop boat launch.
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