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Lacamas Park fatality highlights safety risks near Camas ‘potholes’

Woman who died Wednesday evening fell nearly 40 feet from unofficial trail

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First responders gather on an access road near Lacamas Park in June 2017 to assist with the recovery of a Camas mother, Alisha McRay, whose body was found in the Lacamas Park "potholes" on June 16, 2017, one day after she went missing.

The death of a 37-year-old woman, who fell nearly 40 feet from an unofficial trail inside Lacamas Park Wednesday evening, highlights the ongoing safety hazards near the popular Camas “potholes” area.

Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD) Captain-Paramedic Kevin West responded with one other CWFD firefighter to reports of a fallen hiker around 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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