FRIDAY HARBOR – A single-engine plane crashed east of Orcas Island Tuesday, killing one man and injuring another, a Coast Guard official said.
The plane went down in water south of Lawrence Point, the easternmost point of the island in the San Juan chain. The San Juan County sheriff’s boat pulled both men from the water, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Eggers in Seattle.
One of the victims, believed to be the pilot, was recovered unconscious and taken to shore. Medics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation but he was later declared dead, Eggers said. The second man was flown to St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham for treatment of hypothermia and injuries.
Neither man was immediately identified.
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Tonasket: Fire guts 1940s-era building
The Lee Frank Mercantile building on Tonasket’s main street has been destroyed by a fire. About 50 firefighters from four departments contained the Sunday evening blaze, said Tonasket Fire Chief Don Johnson. Dave Kester, who bought the business from the Frank family in 1996, said he will rebuild. The store sold hardware, farming appliances and sporting goods. He said he believes the 10,000-square-foot building was built in the 1940s, a couple of decades after Lee Frank first opened a store in 1920.
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B.C.: Fisherman sets van on fire as protest
A man set his van on fire in front of Vancouver’s City Hall, then calmly distributed pamphlets protesting the treatment of commercial fishermen, police said. The man was arrested Monday and remained in custody that night, police Sgt. Ron Fairweather said. No one was injured, and only the van was damaged. The protester was “very, very calm,” said Seamus Kealy, a witness.
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