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2 dead after commercially-operated raft flips on Nooksack River

Search for second man swept downstream concluded Wednesday

An aerial view of the South Fork Nooksack River.
Multiple agencies were called to assist with a search and rescue for two male rafters who were swept down the Nooksack after the vessel flipped Tuesday. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Two people died after a commercially-operated raft flipped Tuesday afternoon on the North Fork of the Nooksack River near Glacier. Their names have not yet been released. Four customers were on board the raft, along with the guide, who pulled the two female rafters out of the water. The two male rafters were swept downstream, according to a Whatcom County Sheriff's Office release.  Multiple agencies were called to assist with a search and rescue around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Later that eveni

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