Was driving yesterday and noticed a whole lot of SAR (Search and Rescue) vehicles from various administrations gathered on the new salt marsh. Because there were rigs from about five or six different jurisdictions, I thought it was a training exercise. Turns out it was a rescue. From Seattle station KOMO:
Stranded duck hunters near Stanwood, Stillaguamish River get rescued from rising water
Two stranded duck hunters are back on dry ground again after fast rising river water near Highway 532 caught them off guard.
“The water came up a lot faster than expected," said Spencer Cynkar of Yelm.
He and his brother-in-law didn’t realize that the hunting trip would end the way it did Friday with a dozen people making sure they could safely get back on land.
“It’s definitely, it’s better to be safe than sorry,” Cynkar said.
They were on the new salt-marsh area - Leque Island - here (drone overflight) and here
With the pineapple express, the river was near flood stage so this close to the ocean, it amplified the tidal effect. Water came up a lot faster than usual.
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