Temperature falls short of record

Seattle fell short of a record-high temperature Sunday, but emergency crews statewide reported a significant increase in weather-related emergency calls, most involving heat exhaustion or dehydration.

Temperatures peaked at 92 degrees at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly before 5 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. A record 93 degrees was set in 1987.

The Eastside was slightly warmer at 93 degrees, based on measurements from Bellevue.

In Western Washington, peak temperatures ranged from 83 degrees in Everett to 93 degrees in Olympia, according to weather-service records.

A heat advisory issued by the weather service was lifted Sunday evening. Cooler temperatures are forecast for the rest of the week.

Renton

Driver's condition critical after crash

The 18-year-old driver of a vehicle that flipped and rolled on southbound Interstate 405, injuring four passengers, remained in critical condition Sunday night at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Alcohol is believed to have played a role in the single-vehicle crash that occurred about 3:45 a.m. Sunday near Renton, the State Patrol said.

The driver, Christine G. Elkins, of Auburn, suffered severe head injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the Patrol.

The four passengers included a 14-year-old girl from SeaTac; a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man from Kent; and another 16-year-old boy whose residence was unknown. All the passengers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Patrol and hospital reports.

One of the victims was trapped under the 1990 Ford Explorer and was freed with the help of other motorists who assisted a State Patrol sergeant. Other victims were thrown from the vehicle. No charges have been filed.

Portland

2 men struck by lightning

Two men were struck by lightning Sunday in the Portland suburb of Damascus.

Alice Lasher, a spokeswoman for the Boring Fire Department, said one of the men was seriously injured.

She said both men are in their 50s or 60s and were struck while standing under a small cluster of tall trees while having a conversation.

An ambulance took the more seriously injured man to Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham. The other man was sent to Portland's Legacy Emanuel Hospital.

Vancouver, Wash.

2 passengers killed in wreck are ID'd

A man and a woman who died in what is being investigated as an alcohol-related accident on Friday night have been identified.

They were 27-year-old Richard L. Broderick and 23-year-old Emily F. Dewey, both of Vancouver. They were passengers in the back seat of an automobile that left a road near Ridgefield, Clark County.

The driver, 28-year-old Travis B. Gee, of Vancouver, was in critical condition at Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver. A front-seat passenger, 25-year-old Amber A. Clement, of Vancouver, also was injured. Her condition was unavailable on Sunday.

The accident occurred about 10 p.m. as the group's 1998 Honda Accord was southbound. The car left the road and flipped several times, coming to rest on an embankment.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office said investigators believe excessive speed and consumption of alcohol were factors in the accident.

Portland

Crews unable to find teen missing in river

Crews have been unable to find a 16-year-old boy missing and presumed drowned in the Sandy River.

Patrick Monteith, of Sandy, was swept down the fast-moving river Saturday as he tried to cross it with three friends.

Search and rescue personnel from Clackamas County spent more than nine hours looking for him before resuming their efforts Sunday.

Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue performed a ground search along the banks while others checked the water. The county Sheriff's Office said the river was 54 degrees and murky.

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