MAN DIES WHILE SWIMMING IN HAGG LAKE

Washington Co. Sheriff's Office

On Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 3:35 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a swimmer who had gone under water in Henry Hagg Lake. Marine patrol deputies were already on the water for regular patrol when multiple 911 calls came in. Deputies were told the man was kayaking in the lake in the area of Boat Ramp C when he got out to swim.

The man, identified as 61-year-old Satoru Kamoshita of Beaverton, went under the surface and did not come back up. Despite efforts from other people at the lake and the marine patrol deputies, they were not able to find him.

The Lake Oswego Fire Department dive team responded and found Kamoshita’s body around 6:20 p.m.