Elk Fire Drowning Fatalities 2007

At 2:44 p.m. on July 23, 2007, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department received a call for assistance from a swimmer reporting a possible drowning of two of his companions. Deputies, volunteers, a swift water rescue team, a California Highway Patrol helicopter, Klamath National Forest firefighters and Elk Complex incident personnel responded to the Klamath River at Clear Creek, approximately 7 miles south of Happy Camp, CA. The body of one victim was recovered from water approximately 10 to 15 feet deep. Both victims were employees of a kitchen organization assigned to the Elk Complex and were swimming in the Klamath River during off-duty hours.

Non Fire, Fatality, Drowning