A man working for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was found dead Thursday afternoon in the upper Wind River near Beaver Campground, several miles north of Carson along Wind River Road. He had been conducting a fish count.
Mark Snepp, 47, of White Salmon was found face-down in about two feet of slow-moving water, wearing a flotation vest, scuba mask and snorkel, said Undersheriff Dave Cox with the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.
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