FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. – The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has suspended the search and recovery mission for a 23-year-old Spokane man who went missing after swimming in a pool below Palouse Falls on Saturday.
Officials said FCSO deputies and rescue divers searched for hours Saturday and Sunday, but rescue divers could not enter the water because the current was too dangerous and swift.
"Unfortunately, at this time, because of these dangerous conditions, attempts of search and recovery have been suspended," FCSO wrote on Facebook.
Franklin County dispatch received 911 calls that a person had gone into the water under Palouse Falls and had not resurfaced around 5:30 p.m on Saturday., officials said.
Witnesses said three males in their early 20s decided to go swimming in the pool below the water fall. Two were sucked into deeper water because of the strong current. Both males were pulled under the water and only one could surface.
Franklin County deputies, Columbia Basin Dive Rescue, Washington State Park Rangers, Franklin County Fire District 3 and Pasco Fire responded to the call.
The two swimmers who made it back to share were uninjured, officials said.
Officials said the third swimmer from Spokane was not located.