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Washington State Patrol A couple driving a motorhome struck a vehicle crossing the highway near McCleary on Friday, resulting in the death of the driver of the SUV.

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One dead in highway crash near McCleary

Another serious crash happened the next day on the road to Westport

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A man died of suspected drowning on Tuesday while in the water near Sterling Landing.

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Man drowns near Sterling Landing

He was transported to the hospital where he died

A 20-year-old man last seen going into the ocean near the Quinault River on Friday was found dead several hours later. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Man dies in ocean near Quinault River

He was located after a search and rescue effort was initiated

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The Grays Harbor County Coroner’s Office is working to find a final resting place for the dozens of sets of cremated remains left unclaimed and in their possession.

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A final rest: coroner’s office finding home for the unclaimed dead

Nearly a hundred sets of cremains are unclaimed

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World County Coroner George Kelley points out a feature in the former ambulance the coroner’s office recently purchased.

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Even in death, I still serve: coroner’s office repurposes ambulance

It has more space for examinations and equipment

Jeff Clemens / Chinook Observer A Pacific County woman died and her two children were gravely injured in a highway accident Friday night, March 22, that involved an extensive search just north of Raymond. U.S. Highway 101 was closed for hours after the wreck was located by the woman’s husband around midnight early Saturday morning, March 23.

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One dead in Pacific County car crash

The mother and her two children were reported missing before being located

A man was pronounced dead after driving into a river and his vehicle flooding Monday. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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One dead after driving into river near Copalis Beach

Foul play is not suspected in the single-occupant incident, state troopers say

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World file The Grays Harbor County Coroner’s Office is working to identify circumstances of the death of a man in Aberdeen last Friday.

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Man found dead in Aberdeen identiifed

The cause of death is not yet known

An Ocean Shores man was arrested Monday in a case involving a fatal hit-and-run near the town around the New Years holiday. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run

A 64-year-old man was arrested following an investigation by the Washington State Patrol into a fatal hit-and-run involving…

A vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian on Heron Street Tuesday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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One killed in vehicle-pedestrian crash

The investigation shut down a major downtown street

A fatal motor vehicle crash occurred south of Humptulips on Friday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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One dead in log truck crash near Humptulips

The crash is under investigation

Provided photo Jim George, who retired from Hoquiam City Council in July, died Oct. 3. He loved the Hoquiam community, which he and his wife Barb joined in 2011. George served as finance director for the Grays Harbor Community Foundation until the end of 2022. He served on Hoquiam City Council from 2017 to the end of July 2023.

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Jim George lived an ‘extraordinary life’

Jim G. George, former Hoquiam City Councilor, was a kind, caring and genuine man who was full of…

The Grays Harbor County Coroner’s Office is working to identify human remains found outside Humptulips earlier in September. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World file)

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Coroner’s office investigating skeletal remains found in woods

Hunters found the remains near Donkey Creek earlier in September