The search for a missing swimmer in the Green River has been called off, the Valley Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) tweeted Saturday.
On Saturday afternoon, crews with VRFA, Puget Sound Fire, Mountain View Fire and Rescue, Renton Regional Fire Authority, Enumclaw Fire, King County Medic One, and the King County Sheriff’s Office were called to 29500 Southeast Green River Gorge Road in Enumclaw for a river rescue.
Firefighters and King County Sheriff’s deputies used kayaks to search for the missing swimmer, but they were not found.
According to the King County Sheriff’s Office, two men in their twenties were swimming in the river when one of them was swept away by the current. His friend tried saving him, but could not.
Just after 8:30 p.m., VRFA tweeted that the search had been called off and the swimmer was presumed drowned.