Off-Duty WDFW Employees Rescue Couple Who Fell Overboard

Off-duty WDFW employees rescue couple who fell overboard

Two off-duty Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) employees rescued a couple from a boating incident near Point Defiance Park in Tacoma in June. Andrew Potter and Tom Mathews, who have over 30 years of combined experience with the WDFW, were fishing west of the Clay Banks after work when they noticed the couple fall overboard from their boat, according to a release from the department. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. when Pot…

River rescuer risked his life to pull boy, man to safety

David Hickey jumped into the Ottawa River on Wednesday to rescue a 27-year-old man and an eight-year-old boy from drowning. He couldn't save the boy's father.