Family has incredible close encounter with a killer whale off Camano Island Eric Wilkinson
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Typically people venture out on Puget Sound looking for orcas, but for one lucky family, the orca found them.
Deborah Syna, her husband Dirk and their daughter Nina took their boat out on the water for the first time during summer, and it didn t take long for them to make a new friend. It was quite an adventure, Deborah Syna said. It was one of those holy cow moments, said Dirk Syna. It really was.
The family was in the water off Camano Island south of Elger Bay, when an orca took an interest in them. The whale headed directly for their small boat and began rubbing against its hull.
The orca appeared to be playing with the family in their boat off Camano Island. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 9:11 PM PDT July 1, 2021
CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. Typically people venture out on Puget Sound looking for orcas, but for one lucky family, the orca found them.
Deborah Syna, her husband Dirk and their daughter Nina took their boat out on the water for the first time during summer, and it didn t take long for them to make a new friend. It was quite an adventure, Deborah Syna said. It was one of those holy cow moments, said Dirk Syna. It really was.
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State again removing tons of toxic debris from Camano Island
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May 17, 2021
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State again removing tons of toxic debris from Camano IslandAlicia Vanderduim / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm
CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. (AP) The Department of Natural Resources has returned to Camano Island again to remove creosote-coated pilings carried by the tide into Elger Bay.
In 2009, the DNR pulled 100 tons of creosote-coated pilings from the area, KING-TV reported.
Creosote was used for over a century to protect wood pilings in the salt water of Puget Sound. Creosote contains hundreds of chemicals, including known carcinogens.
Chris Robertson, Aquatic Restoration manager for DNR’s Aquatics Division, said last week that infrastructure has broken down over time and the pilings enter the aquatic system and end up along Washington shorelines.