A Tragedy at the Duwamish River
A four-year-old child loses his life in a tragic accident along the banks of the Duwamish River.
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A four-year-old boy named L. Robertson was drowned in the Duwamish River near the foot of his home at 9 a.m. today. He was playing on a log and a pile of timber when he fell into the water. A man who saw the accident rushed out to help him, but he was too late. The boy was found, but life had already fled. The body was taken to a local undertaking parlor.
“A man who saw the accident rushed out to help him, but he was too late.”
The Duwamish River, once the site of everyday household tragedies, has been drastically reshaped by industrial development and major clean-up efforts. Today, it remains a contested space where the memory of its history as a vital, dangerous waterway meets ongoing struggles for ecological restoration.
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