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Doug Pacey joined The News Tribune in 2007 after covering prep sports at The Bellingham Herald for five years. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1998 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas in 2002. E-mail Doug.


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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 12:45:12 pm

Brandon Mueller, a member of The News Tribune’s 2001 all-area football team died July 8 in a Nevada hospital.

UPDATE, July 17: There will be a service for Mueller at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Mountain View Valley Chapel in Lakewood.

Mueller, a 2004 Wilson High School graduate, died from massive head trauma suffered in a cliff-jumping accident on Saturday at Lake Havasu. Mueller was a kicker on the all-area team in 2001.

According to the San Bernardino County Sherriff’s Department, Mueller leaped off a rock in Copper Canyon and disappeared under nearly 30 feet of water for several minutes when he was rescued by a scuba diver. An off-duty fireman and off-duty registered nurse administered CPR until paramedics arrived.

Mueller was transported to Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center in critical condition. He was later flown to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas where he was removed from life support on Tuesday evening.

Here's a photo of the 2001 all-area offense. Mueller is in the front row at the far right in the white Wilson jersey.

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