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Officers take dive training
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Officers take dive training

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Every year, the Skamania County Sheriff’s office dive team responds to numerous vehicles submerged in water. The vehicles end up underwater from collisions, stolen vehicles, insurance frauds, and persons intentionally trying to conceal various crime scenes.

Swimming for a cause
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Swimming for a cause

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The Dalles Swim team participants took part in the fundraiser Dolphin Dive at the North Wasco County Aquatic Center last Friday in The Dalles.

Wes Lapp finds peace in freediving
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Wes Lapp finds peace in freediving

  • Adam Lapierre
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Wes Lapp got hooked on freediving about 10 years ago, when he and his wife, Nancy Napp, took a six-week trip to Micronesia with the objective of conceiving their first child. The trip was a success; somewhere between Guam and Pohnpei their daughter, Zan, was in utero, and the two returned home to Hood River to start their new family.

Swimming with Sharks
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Swimming with Sharks

  • Stacia Glenn, Associated Press
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TACOMA, Wash. — Sharks might have a bad rap with some but officials at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium insist it’s the sharks that usually face danger when they cross paths with humans.

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TD girl drowns in reservoir

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A 12-year-old girl from The Dalles drowned in the Pine Hollow Reservoir Friday night, the fourth death in a local waterway this summer.

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