SEATTLE — Josh Reciert, 30, of Lynnwood, remained hospitalized Sunday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after being injured Friday night at Sol Duc Falls.
Reciert was listed in satisfactory condition Sunday, hospital staff said.
At about 5:36 p.m. Friday, Reciert and his wife were hiking the trail at Sol Duc Falls when he walked out onto a rocky area just above the cascading water, Mike DeRousie, assistant chief of Fire District No. 2., said Saturday.
While out on the rocks, Reciert was swept down the waterfall, went under a log and down another waterfall, finally pulling himself up out of the river, DeRousie said.
Reciert was located about 70 feet down a steep embankment about one mile from the trail-head, DeRousie said.
During a nine hour ordeal, Reciert was rescued by emergency personnel who rappelled down to him, placed him in a litter basket and pulled him back up to the trail.
Backyard birding class is Wednesday
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., will host the Dungeness River Audubon Center’s presentation “Explore! Backyard Birding” at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The program will be on understanding and identifying local bird species.
Throughout the year, the Explore! program series offers an introduction to a range of activities on the Olympic Peninsula including travel, rhythm, do-it-yourself bike maintenance and film screenings.
This program is supported by the Friends of Sequim Library.
For more information about this and other upcoming events, visit www.nols.org, select “Events” and “Sequim” or call 360-683-1161.
Longhouse artist
PORT ANGELES — Quileute artist David Jackson will present “New Beginnings for a Healthy Tribe” in Peninsula College’s Little Theater at 12:35 p.m. Thursday.
An artist reception will immediately follow.
Jackson is the featured Longhouse Spotlight Artist at PC for the spring quarter and will share his work and experiences with art and community projects in his presentation.
Jackson was the lead carver and worked with Native youths in creating the new totem pole in La Push, and his wolf masks are included in the permanent collections in the House of Learning Longhouse.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, email Sadie Crowe at scrowe@pencol.edu.
Fair theme winner
PORT ANGELES — The winner of the 2016 Clallam County Fair Theme contest is Dave Logan of Port Angeles.
Logan is a freelance photographer whose photos sometimes appear in the Peninsula Daily News.
For his winning theme, “Cowboy Boots and Country Roots,” Logan won $100, two fair-day passes and two fair T-shirts.
The Clallam County Fair will be Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 18-21.
The 2017 fair theme contest is also open.
To enter, contact the Clallam County Fairgrounds at 360-417-2551 or fairgrounds@co.clallam.wa.
