Christian Akers, 35, and his son Wyatt, 7, were pronounced dead after their boat overturned in a Washington state river on Oct. 30
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- The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a boating incident in Washington state’s Bogachiel River involving four people
- Authorities said that father and son Christian and Wyatt Akers died, while another person, Alphonso Graham, remains missing
- One victim called authorities after they clung to a tree, authorities said
A 35-year-old man and his 7-year-old son have died after their boat overturned in a Washington state river.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded to a report on Oct. 30, just after 12 p.m. local time, that a boat capsized in the Bogachiel River.
The emergency call to authorities was made by another person from the boat, who survived by clinging onto a tree, the sheriff’s office said. The caller reported that there were two adults and a child in the water…