If there was a motor in it, he d been on it, said his brother, Chris Monroe.
Sunday, Rex Monroe took his last ride. On the Illinois River, in an area notorious for strong currents, he fell off a Jet Ski and drowned.
The lifeless Peorian was pulled from the river by rescue personnel. He was not wearing a lifejacket. He wasn t a safety-precaution taker, Chris Monroe said. He didn t wear helmets on bikes either. That wasn t him. That was part of the thrill.
He said the Sunday mishap marked yet another intense and tumultuous episode of his brother s oft-rough-and-tumble 49 years.
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MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: June 3, 2021
Danny Stephenson
My Edmonds News is publishing monthly stories and photographs from the Edmonds Underwater Park, with features written by members of the youth Dive Team led by Annie Crawley, Edmonds underwater photographer, filmmaker, writer and ocean advocate.
Standing on the shoreline at Brackett’s Landing North in Edmonds, you are surrounded by soft sand, smooth rocks, sculpted driftwood, and shimmering seawater. Visitors chatter excitedly as they walk by the water, and the air is sweet with salt. We are lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest with amazing beaches and scenery. Just below the surface of Edmonds Underwater Park lies a whole different world.