Three killed in small-plane crash
A small plane crashed near Seven Bays Marina on Lake Roosevelt on Saturday, killing three people on board, police said.
In the early afternoon, the single-engine aircraft was seen approaching a private airstrip near Seven Bays.
“An eyewitness said they saw the plane in a pretty deep banking turn” before crashing, said Kelly Watkins, chief criminal investigator for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Names of the three victims were not immediately available.
According to information in a database maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was owned by Charles W. McCanna, of Federal Way, and John Standt, whose hometown was not given.
They also are listed as the registered owners of another small plane and a helicopter.
The plane was an amateur-built, experimental aircraft made in 1983, according to the database.
Loon Lake, Wash.
Motorcyclist, 72, killed in crash
A man from Loon Lake, Wash., was killed Saturday in a collision along Highway 395 in Stevens County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Leslie Edward Griggs had just stopped at the stop sign on Highway 292 in Loon Lake when he tried to turn north onto Highway 395 at about 9:45 a.m. But it appeared that he failed to yield, according to WSP, and his motorcycle was hit by a minivan in the northbound lane.
The 72-year-old motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was flown by Medstar to Sacred Heart Medical Center, where he died.
The driver of the minivan – Doris Marie Smith, 58, of Spokane – and three children inside the vehicle were not injured, according to WSP.
The accident remains under investigation. No alcohol was involved.
Spokane
Police seeking robbery suspects
Spokane police are still looking for the person who recently attacked and robbed three men in People’s Park.
A $1,000 reward is being offered through Secret Witness for information surrounding the attack, which occurred at 4 p.m. June 23.
Three men were struck in the head with a stick or a tree branch and then robbed, police say. Two required hospital treatment.
People’s Park is located at the west end of Riverside Avenue at the confluence of Latah Creek and the Spokane River.
Anyone with information on the attack can call (509) 327-5111. People offering tips anonymously are still eligible for the reward.
Pend Oreille County
Boy missing after boating accident
Search crews Saturday continued to look for a 7-year-old boy missing after a boating accident on the Pend Oreille River.
At 7:41 p.m. Friday emergency personnel were called to the river near the Riverview Bible Camp north of Cusick, Wash. According to a press release from the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses said the boy and a 17-year-old girl were riding in a tube behind a boat when another boat struck them.
The girl was taken by ambulance to a hospital and treated for a laceration on her thigh. The boy’s life jacket was pulled off during the crash, and he did not resurface, the release said.
The search for the boy was expected to continue today.