Dad Dies with Son After Their Boat Overturns. Survivor Clung to Tree While Another Victim Remains Missing

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…

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