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By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Two kaykers died – including 39-year-old Mandi Walkley of Chehalis and a 52-year-old Lacey man – after they and a third individual were rescued by Coast Guard crews from rough waters near Dungeness Bay yesterday, according to The Seattle Times.

The Seattle Times writes they were part of a church-affiliated group of seven who encountered three foot seas in 35 mph winds yesterday afternoon.

Walkley was hoisted from the water by a Navy helicopter crew and all three were life-flighted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to the Peninsula Daily News [1].

However, a nursing supervisor this morning at Harborview said the hospital received only a 50-year-old man from the incident, and he is in critical condition.

A supervisor at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham this morning confirmed Walkley was brought to them and is listed as deceased.

Read more about it here [2]