3月22日,ワナプムダム近くでボートが転覆したヤキマ族の男性がコロンビア川から救助され,冷たい水と安全装備不足がもたらす危険性を強調しました. A Yakima man was rescued from the Columbia River after his boat capsized near Wanapum Dam on March 22, highlighting the dangers of cold water and lack of safety gear.

35歳のヤキマ人男性が3月22日にコロンビア川から救出された.その船はワナプムダム近くで,おそらく交流のため,11フィートのボートが転覆した. A 35-year-old Yakima man was rescued from the Columbia River on March 22 after his 11-foot boat capsized near Wanapum Dam, likely due to a cross current. 彼は救命ジャケットも安全装備も着ておらず 覆われた船にたどり着くまで 冷たい水の中でしばらく過ごし 救助を招いた. He was not wearing a life jacket or carrying safety gear and spent time in frigid water before reaching the overturned vessel, where he signaled for help. 傍観者が911に電話し 海上救助隊と市民のボートに乗った人が 彼を安全な場所に引きずり出しました A bystander called 911, and both marine rescue deputies and a civilian boater arrived to pull him to safety. 寒く震えていましたが,病院に搬送されず 自宅に戻りました. The man was cold and shaken but not hospitalized and returned home on his own. 川の水は春季より暖かい天候にもかかわらず危険に冷たく残っていると当局者は警告し,すべてのボート乗員は救命を着て緊急装備を備えておくよう促した. Authorities warned that river water remains dangerously cold despite warmer spring weather, urging all boaters to wear life jackets and carry emergency equipment.