Tragedy at the Nooksack
A young girl drowns while her parents are nearby, highlighting the dangers of local waters in Bellingham.
Two hours’ work with the city lung motor failed to revive 8-year-old Irene Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Jenkins of Bellingham, after she had been under water half an hour in the Nooksack River near Marietta. The little girl fell off a log into five feet of water while her father was fishing a short distance away and her mother was on the bank close by. She sank immediately.
“Two hours’ work with the city lung motor failed to revive 8-year-old Irene Jenkins.”
This tragic incident serves as a grim reminder of the inherent dangers of the region's rivers, which remain a primary concern for local public safety and parent-child supervision even today.
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