Diver dies at Clear Lake, OR

[thechadmiller]

Sad news.

http://koin.com/2014/03/02/forest-grove ... lear-lake/

[Tom Nic]

From the linked Article:

"PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Forest Grove man drowned while scuba diving at Clear Lake, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office said.

James Paul Ward was diving in the lake near the Santiam Pass with friends from Forest Grove, Christopher Baggarley and his son Todd Baggarley.

The three were diving when Ward let them know around 10 a.m. he was going to surface. The Baggarleys continued their dive and surfaced about 20 minutes later.

But Ward wasn’t on the shore or at their cabin, officials said. The Baggarleys called parks personnel for help.

Divers from the Sweet Home Fire Department found Ward’s body about 40 feet underwater about 100 yards north of the Clear Lake Lodge. Officials said his scuba tank still had about 2000 pounds of air and his equipment did not appear to malfunction.

Ward, 49, was described as an experienced diver.

An investigation is underway."

[dwinslow1]

Very sad news