Woman drowns after she’s swept away from family in rushing Washington river, cops say
A woman swimming with family drowned after being swept up by a Washington river, authorities said.
Deputies received a call about the woman being overtaken by the Yakima River at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, Yakima County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Casey Schilperoort said in an email to McClatchy News.
A man tried to rescue the woman but was also swept away and injured, Schilperoort said. Deputies rescued the man.
The woman, Jazmin Hernandez-Arriaga, 31, was found under debris about a mile and a half away around 5:45 p.m., according to Schilperoort.
The woman was not wearing a life jacket, Schilperoort said.
The Yakima River, which is about 200 miles southeast of Seattle, “is swift and has both shallow and deep areas,” according to Schilperoort.
This story was originally published August 26, 2022 at 12:07 PM with the headline "Woman drowns after she’s swept away from family in rushing Washington river, cops say."
