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An overturned boat in the Bogachiel River near Forks led to a rescue operation involving medical staff, firefighters, the U.S. Coast Guard, and National Park Service officers.

A 33-year-old man managed to hold onto a tree and call 911, reporting two adults and one child still in the water.

Rescue crews found Christian Akers and his 7-year-old son Wyatt, both declared dead, while 39-year-old Alfonso Graham remains missing.

CLALLAM COUNTY, Wash. - One man was rescued, two people are dead, and another man is missing after a boat overturned in a river southwest of Forks, Washington on Thursday.

Deputies were called to reports of an overturned boat in the Bogachiel River around 12:07 p.m., just off of State Route 101.

According to the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, a 33-year

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