On lap 2, as the Pay n' Pak and Squire Shop were thundering down the Kennewick side of the course, the Squire veered over and crashed into the Pak, damaging both boats so they could not continue.
UH-1 and other sources report earlier in the day Thursday, an elderly photographer, not affiliated with the Official Race Team or Water Follies, had a medical incident and died in the pits.
An Oregon judge has ordered changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers, claiming current federal plans would further harm salmon runs.