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Web information about Daryl's career
Cats National
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Cats National
Tour: 100 performance party
Photos from CWU
Cast and Crew Down the Road 1996
Cast and Crew Pump Boys and Dinettes 1997
Alumni attend Memorial July 8, 2005
R.A. Long grad dies in canoe accident in Alaska
Jul 06, 2005 - 09:20:12 am PDT
An R.A. Long High School graduate died recently in a canoe accident in
Alaska.
Daryl J. Duell, 28, overturned in a canoe on June 26 on Eklutna Lake about
200 yards offshore, according to the Anchorage Daily News. He and a group
of friends were celebrating the longest day of the year, and they had
paddled out to take pictures of the sunset, said Anna-Christie Ireland,
a long-time friend of Duell's.
A wave toppled the canoe, she said, and the two men with Duell swam to
shore. Duell, an avid photographer, likely died saving his camera, she
said Tuesday.
Searchers have not been able to recover his body, according to the Anchorage
Daily News.
Duell had been living in New York and worked as a theater technician there,
Ireland said.
Friends have set up an account to help his mother, Christine Duell of
Longview, with funeral costs.
The leftover money will be used for a scholarship fund, Ireland said.
The fund, called the Daryl Duell donation account, has been set up at
Fibre Federal Credit Union. The account number is 709825.
Officials release name of drowning victim
by KTUU.com - Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Anchorage, Alaska - The Anchorage Police Department says Daryl J. Duell
died
Saturday night after drowning in Eklutna Lake. Officials in Longview,
Wash.,
say they were unable to reach his mother until Wednesday morning.
Police say the 32-year-old Washington man died after his canoe overturned
200 yards from the shore of Eklutna Lake. Duell was in the canoe with
two
other men, who both made it safely to shore. All men had been drinking
alcohol before the canoe overturned. The men were not wearing life
preservers.
Although divers have searched the lake since Saturday night, Duell's
body
has not been recovered.
Officials continue search for missing man in Eklutna Lake
by Sean Doogan - Sunday, June 26, 2005
Eklutna Lake, Alaska - A man is still missing in the frigid waters of
Eklutna Lake, located about 20 miles north east of Anchorage. Divers with
the Anchorage Fire Department spent hours last night searching the lake's
dark waters.
It seemed like a nice enough night to go canoeing because of the calm
waters
and the little wind, but as three men sightseeing on the popular lake
found
out, looks can be deceiving in Alaska.
It was a picture-perfect day at Eklutna Lake, as people were enjoying
a
little bit of summer serenity. But Saturday night that serenity was
shattered by cries for help.
"A young lady came running through the camp sites up here and said
that a
canoe had gone over and one of the persons was still in the water,"
said Tom
Johnston, a witness.
Three men exploring floating driftwood about 150 yards off shore went
into
the water, where temperatures hovered around 34 degrees. None of the people
were wearing life vests, and only two made it back.
People fishing nearby waded into the frigid water to help the two men
struggling to swim to shore.
"They said they were in the water for about two to three minutes
and that
they barely made it back themselves. And they said that a third person
was
bobbing up and down in the water and went down a third time and never
came
up," said camper Bill Saloka (above).
Anchorage Fire Department divers spent three hours Saturday evening
searching the bottom, about 50 feet below the surface of Eklutna Lake.
Sunday afternoon, as searchers looked from the air, special dogs awaited
their turn to pitch in. Now officials are saying that they are regarding
the
search as a body recovery.
Rescue workers and fire officials agree it is a tragedy that shouldn't
have
happened.
"I would say anyone who's on the water or even near it should have
a
personal floatation device. Cold water kills people regularly in Alaska,"
said Tom Crockett, a park ranger with the Chugach State Park.
Many who were at Eklutna Lake over the weekend say they are now thinking
they should wear life vests too.
"After something like this and it being this close to it really makes
a guy
think maybe I should (wear a life vest). And, quite frankly, from now
on I
think that's the best idea," camper Daniel Retherford said.
Officials hope at least a little good may come from another apparent
drowning death in Alaska -- a reminder to wear a personal floatation device,
no matter how serene it appears on Alaska waters.
Anchorage police have not yet released the name of the missing man. Park
rangers, who now have taken over the search, say units from the AFD dive
team will look for about four hours tonight. After that, it is likely
that
the search will be called off.
There is little information about where the men are from. One of the
survivors refused to speak with KTUU-TV last night. However, campers at
the
lake said the group was vacationing from the East Coast and that the group
of seven or more people work on Broadway.
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