Fisherman's body recovered in river

The body of a Yakama Indian fisherman missing since May 7 was recovered Sunday, but two others remain lost.

The remains of James Peter Jr. were recovered from the Columbia River about a half-mile west of the mouth of the Wind River at about 8 a.m. The fishermen still missing are Gailen Espirito and Rommel Strom.

The three men, whose ages range from about 20 to 40, were reported missing after their boat turned up empty near Home Valley State Park, east of Stevenson, Skamania County. Family members, tribal-spiritual leaders and volunteers have kept a vigil at the park since the men disappeared.

Anyone with information about the missing fishermen is asked to call Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Enforcement at 1-800-487-3474, or the Skamania County Sheriff's Office at 1-509-427-9490.

Green River

2 men missing in separate accidents

Two men remained missing after separate accidents Saturday on the Green River, which was running high and cold following rapid snow melt in the midst of the recent heat wave.

In the first incident, a Seattle man kayaking with others downstream from Kanaskat-Palmer State Park went underwater and did not reappear, authorities said. The accident happened around noon in the gorge area of the Green River, where steep cliffs on each side prevented the group from calling for help until an hour downstream.

The man is described as being in his mid-40s and was wearing a purple life jacket, a blue helmet, and black pants and top.

Later that afternoon, a 34-year-old man from Federal Way was missing after a pair of inflatable rafts tied together and carrying four men flipped in the river near Flaming Geyser State Park. The three others were rescued.

Witnesses are asked to call the King County Sheriff's Office at 206-296-3311. Both the Green and Cedar rivers were closed to recreational activity.

Flood warnings were in effect in Lewis, Pierce, Chelan, Okanogan, Yakima, Spokane and Ferry counties, including the Methow River near Pateros and the Okanogan River near Tonasket.

In addition, flood watches were issued or remained in effect in King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish and Spokane counties. Rivers most at risk were the Snoqualmie, Puyallup and White, but flooding was expected to be minor.

Near-record temperatures combined with above-normal snowpack has nudged many rivers above flood stage. The melting is expected to slow when cooler weather arrives Tuesday.

Olympia

Posters up for girl missing for 13 years

Posters are being mounted on tractor-trailers in a renewed effort to find a girl who vanished in Tacoma nearly 13 years ago.

Oversized posters showing Lenoria Jones were displayed Saturday on a big rig outside a Target store in Olympia. One shows how she looked when she disappeared at age 3, and the other is a computer-enhanced image of how she might look today.

Lenoria was reported missing by her great-aunt, Berlean Williams, during a visit to a Target store in Tacoma on July 20, 1995. Police said they found the aunt's account suspicious, but no charges were filed.

The posters are part of Homeward Bound, a missing-children program started in 2006 by the State Patrol and Gordon Trucking of Pacific.

Seattle Times staff and news services