Worker Killed as Excavator Plunges into Columbia River
Biggs, Wash. – A construction worker died in Southern Washington Jan. 15, when an excavator he was driving fell into the Columbia River. The worker was rescued from the water, but pronounced dead at a local hospital.
He has only been identified as an employee of Mowat Construction Co., Woodinville, Wash. Mowat officials were not available for comment on the accident.