In brief: Woman dies after near-drowning

A Colorado woman has died after she was pulled from Lake Coeur d’Alene in Harrison on Friday.

Martha K. George, 52, had been swimming with her grandchildren when she was spotted face down in the water. Fellow swimmers pulled her out, and George was revived by paramedics and taken to Kootenai Health by a MedStar helicopter.

She was listed in critical condition Friday evening but died later at the hospital.

Body of man found after apparent fall

An Ellensburg man died after an apparent fall from a 150-foot cliff off Old Vantage Highway near Quincy, Washington.

The body of Hayden Messerman, 23, was found about 7:15 a.m. Sunday, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said.

Messerman was last seen leaving work Thursday night. His family reported him missing Saturday.

Deputies located his car by pinging his cellphone. There are no obvious signs of foul play, authorities said.

Green River Killer moved to Colorado

SEATTLE – The Washington Department of Corrections said Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, has been transferred from a prison in Washington to a high-security prison in Colorado.

The Seattle Times reported Ridgway was transferred to the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, on May 14. The transfer was first reported Saturday by KOMO-TV.

Department of Corrections spokesman Andrew Garber did not give a reason for the transfer.

Garber said transfer decisions are made based on overall safety and security of prison operations.

Ridgway was arrested in 2002. By agreeing to cooperate in the search for the bodies of his victims and pleading guilty in 2003, he avoided the death penalty.

He pleaded guilty to his 49th murder in 2011.

I-90 crash injures two near Cle Elum

CLE ELUM, Wash. – Two people from Seattle were injured Sunday morning on Interstate 90 after troopers say the driver fell asleep and rolled the vehicle, which came to rest in some trees, according to a news release.

Moises Zorilla Santos, 21, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the accident about 8 a.m. in his 1989 Chevrolet pickup. A nursing supervisor there said he was under evaluation in the emergency room and in stable condition.

Daniel Santos, 16, was taken to a hospital in Ellensburg, according to the news release. A spokesperson there said he was being treated for minor injuries.

The accident occurred about 7 miles west of Cle Elum.

Neither drugs nor alcohol were involved and both were wearing seat belts.

Troopers said Santos was westbound when he left the highway to the left, overcorrected and rolled to a rest. The truck stopped on its top in the trees.

Troopers said the driver did not have a valid license and lacked insurance. Charges are pending.