Local killed in kayaking accident in Washington

By John LaConte

VAIL — Locals were saddened to learn of the death of 20-year-old Logan Jauernigg, of Edwards, over the weekend. Jauernigg, a 2013 graduate of Battle Mountain High School, drowned May 15 in a kayaking accident on the Green Truss section of the White Salmon river in Washington state.As of Sunday, official reports had yet to be released from the Klickitat County Search and Rescue. A kayaker who was with Jauernigg at the time of the incident said Jauernigg was separated from his kayak in the Zigzag Canyon rapid, and his body was subsequently pinned underwater. Jauernigg was the third in …

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