The Adventure Guys
We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about  adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com

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The inside story on outside recreation for South Puget Sound and beyond
Monday, September 1st, 2008
Posted by Craig Hill @ 07:01:05 pm

A 40-year-old man drowned Monday afternoon in Lake Tapps, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

Witnesses told East Pierce County Fire and Rescue officials that the man was trying to cross the swimming area at Lake Tapps North Park with a friend when he disappeared beneath the water.

He drowned about 4:30 p.m. according to a statement released by East Pierce Fire and Rescue.

A Sheriff’s Department diver, already on the scene, recovered the man within 10 minutes of his going under, but medical personnel at the scene were not able to revive him, Troyer said.

Additional divers from East Pierce Fire and Rescue, Valley Regional Fire Authority and three more from the sheriff’s department also responded.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities presume the man drowned, but don’t know if he had some type of medical problem.

Steve Maynard and Craig Hill, The News Tribune

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