Frank Dold, the son of the Edmonds diver who died Saturday at Brackett’s Landing, posted the following message to My Edmonds News today: “I am writing in regards to the tragedy that happened at the underwater park on Saturday, May 21. My father was the diver who died tragically, he had a disposable underwater camera…
Brackett’s Landing
Ferry workers rescue divers in distress at Underwater Park
Crew members from the Washington State Ferry Spokane came to the rescue of two divers in distress at the Edmonds Underwater Park off Brackett’s Landing Saturday morning. According to Leslie Hynes, spokesperson for Snohomish County Fire District No. 1, the ferry crew noticed two divers having trouble, and responded in an inflatable boat. The ferry…
Scuba diver’s cause of death ‘near drowning’, medical examiner says
According to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner, a man scuba diving near the Edmonds ferry dock in early January died of “near drowning.” Garth Klein, 50, of Newcastle, was pulled unconscious from the water at Brackett’s Landing Underwater Park on Jan. 3. Fellow divers rescued him near a jetty, 15 feet below surface, after hearing…
Making a splash in 2010!
An estimated 20 hearty souls took the plunge into Puget Sound on New Year’s Day during Edmonds’ own polar bear swim at Brackett’s Landing. The official photographer was Steve Douglas, who has taken the plunge every year since the New Year’s tradition began in 2008.
Scuba diver rescued at Edmond beach
A scuba diver was taken by paramedics to Stevens Hospital after fellow divers responded to his calls for help and pulled him to shore in Edmonds Sunday afternoon. Firefighters and police responded at 12:16 p.m. to a report of a diver in distress at the Brackett’s Landing Underwater Park just north of the Edmonds Ferry…
Edmonds police investigating apparent suicide at Brackett’s Landing
Edmonds police are investigating the apparent suicide this morning of a 66-year-old man at Brackett’s Landing near the ferry terminal. According to an Edmonds Police Department news release, police and fire officials were dispatched to a reported gunshot at 91 Main St. When police arrived, they located the man with a single gunshot wound to…