The King County medical examiner on Tuesday identified a Bothell-area man who died in a hiking accident at Deception Falls as Aaron Rose, 26.
Rose slipped on a mossy rock and fell down a 75-foot cliff into the Skykomish River and was swept 500 to 1,000 feet downstream by the current. His death was by drowning, the medical examiner said.
He had been hiking near the falls off U.S. 2 east of Skykomish. Another hiker jumped into the river and pulled Rose out, but his companions and emergency responders were unable to revive him.
Whidbey Island
Man killed: A 38-year-old Seattle man was killed early Saturday when his car went off the road and rolled over.
Peter J. Thomas died at the scene, according to the Washington State Patrol.
He was driving north on Langley Road when his car went off the road to the right and rolled over, coming to rest on its top in the roadway. The crash was reported at around 2:50 a.m. Saturday.
From Herald staff reports
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