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The Spokane River at Corbin Park, looking downstream. The waters at Corbin Park are hazardous to swimmers because of strong currents and undertow. DEVIN WEEKS/Press

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‘Stay away from the water’
July 21, 2022 1:09 a.m.

‘Stay away from the water’

After teen drowns, authorities warn of dangerous waters near Corbin Park

After 14-year-old Spokane resident Henry Jack drowned Saturday in the river near Corbin Park, authorities are urging the public to stay out of the water. The boy was at least the seventh person to drown in that stretch of the Spokane River within the last 12 years.