Originally published May 23, 2011 at 7:34 AM | Page modified May 24, 2011 at 11:06 AM
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No sign of man swept away in river
Crews Monday searched unsuccessfully for a man who tried to rescue a dog in the Snoqualmie River below the falls on Sunday afternoon only to be swept away himself.
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STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Rescue workers help King County sheriff's Deputy Steve Marshall, who was diving in an eddy just below where a 29-year-old man disappeared Sunday trying to rescue a dog in the Snoqualmie River. Four divers were looking in an area 25 feet deep with large boulders.
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Crews Monday searched unsuccessfully for a man who tried to rescue a dog in the Snoqualmie River below the falls on Sunday afternoon only to be swept away himself. The search was suspended at 5 p.m. Monday, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses said man, 29, and a woman were playing with two dogs when one of the dogs was pulled into a whirlpool.
The man entered the water to help the dog when he became trapped in the current, according to King County sheriff's Sgt. M.B. Janasz.
A woman also apparently went into the water, but she was rescued and taken to Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, where she was treated and released.
Both dogs survived.
At this time of year, the river water is too cold and moving too fast for even the strongest swimmers to survive, sheriff's spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart said.
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