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Thurston County Sheriff's Office rescuers at the scene of a train trestle near Matlock where an Elma woman fell and died Oct. 25. Haley Benjamin's body was recovered Oct. 29.
The train trestle from which Haley Benjamin fell on Oct. 29.
The body of 24-year-old Haley Benjamin, of Elma, was recovered Oct. 29 by Thurston County Sheriff's Office Dive Rescue Team.
Benjamin fell through a decommissioned train trestle near Kelley Road in the Schafer Grade area near Matlock while hunting Oct. 25. A police drone located Benjamin, who was deceased, but the steep terrain was inaccessible that night and by the next morning, her body had been swept away by the rising river.
"Over the last four days several agencies assisted in the search for the victim in order to bring some closure to the tragic event. Our deepest sympathies are with the family at this time," Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office said in an Oct. 30 statement.
Thurston County Sheriff's Office, Thurston County SORT, Thurston County Dive Team, Mason County Sheriff's Office, Mason County SORT, King County Sheriff's Office, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Olympia Fire Department, Lacey Fire Department, Aberdeen Police Department, West Mason County Fire District, Grays Harbor County Emergency Management, Aberdeen Fire Department, Montesano Fire Department, Hoquiam Fire Department, Green Diamond Resource Co., the Grays Harbor Coroner's Office and the McLane Black Lake Fire Department all assisted in the recovery, according to GHSO.
Fire 12 in Matlock was first to respond to the scene.
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