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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A Coast Guard aircrew rescued humans and dogs from a grounded fishing vessel in the Willipa Bay Wednesday.

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Humans, dogs rescued from grounded vessel

Heavy fog delayed the rescue

Searchers located a missing elderly man over the weekend after he didn’t return from a walk. (Michael S. Lockett / Daily World File)

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Search and rescue effort locates missing man

The elderly man was missing for nearly a full day in an unfamiliar environment

Quinault Tribal Police rescued a pair of kayakers in Lake Quinault on Sunday. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Police rescue two kayakers at Lake Quinault over weekend

They had capsized and were rescued clinging to a log

Courtesy photo / USCG Coast Guardsmen toss a line to a disabled vessel before towing it in to Westport on Tuesday.

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Coast Guard tows disabled vessel near harbor bar

The rudder was fouled, jammed to port by a crab pot

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A member of King County’s 4x4 Search and Rescue team prepares to launch a drone during an evidence search in the Oakley Carlson case.

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Old case, new tools: applying new tech in the search for Carlson

The search for evidence of the missing girl continues

An Aberdeen woman was found dead in the bay after a search and rescue mission was launched for her after being reported missing. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World file)

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Missing kayaker found dead near Sand Island

Life Flight assisted in finding and getting to the body

Courtesy photo / Pacific County Sheriff’s Office A pair of stranded boaters, seen here being towed to safety, become stuck on the Palix River in Pacific County on Sunday evening.

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Pacific County Sheriff’s Office helps recover stuck boaters

Personnel from the Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Patrol also responded

Archie Emery, 67, was the subject of an intense search and rescue effort near Humptulips on Wednesday. He was later discovered at a friend’s residence in Aberdeen. Photo: Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office

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Missing man found in Aberdeen

The man was subject of an intense search effort near Humptulips

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescued four kayakers from the Elk River near Bay City on Wednesday night, April 12, after one went in the water while fighting heavy tides. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Coast Guard rescues kayakers in distress from tidelands near Westport

One kayaker was transported for hypothermia after being airlifted from the marsh

Searchers were able to locate a crashed aircraft near Queets 36 days after it went missing, according to a Washington State Department of Transportation news release. (Courtesy photo / WSDOT)

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Search ends as crashed plane, pilot located near Queets

Added information and thawing conditions helped locate the plane.

Aerial searchers flew more than 4,000 miles looking for signs of a missing plane and pilot last plotted on radar between Queets and Lake Quinault on March 6. The colorful trailings show where aerial searches took place. (Courtesy photo / WSDOT)

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WSDOT suspends search for missing aircraft

There’s no sign of pilot or aircraft after 13 days.

The Washington Department of Transportation is coordinating the search for a missing aircraft and pilot in the rugged wilderness near Queets, seen here, though weather is complicating search efforts for the plane, missing since March 6. (Courtesy photo / WSDOT)

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Weather hampers search for missing plane near Queets

The plane has been missing for a week.

The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office helped locate a missing man who became stuck and unable to extricate himself during a walk on Sunday, Feb. 26. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Lost man located after 24 hours in search-and-rescue effort

He was suffering from hypothermia and other conditions when located.