A Child Lost to the River
A tragic drowning accident in Melbourne claims the life of an eight-year-old boy while visiting family.
McGregor Parker, a boy about 8 years of age, accidentally fell out of a boat at Melbourne, Wednesday evening, about 6 o'clock, and was drowned before he could be rescued. The body was recovered, and the remains were taken to Astoria, where his parents reside. The family were on a visit to relatives in Melbourne when the accident occurred.
“The body was recovered, and the remains were taken to Astoria, where his parents reside.”
Tragedies involving the Chehalis River were a common and sobering reality for the residents of the early logging towns. Today, the stretch of the river near Melbourne remains a quiet, rural landscape, but it serves as a reminder of how life in the harbor region was inextricably tied to, and often imperiled by, its waterways.
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