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Storm nearly dealt Cheney family a death blow at campsite

Herb Fields and his family are lucky to have escaped serious injury after their Sanpoil River campsite in the 10 Mile Campground of the Colville National Forest was smothered by blow-down trees on July 20, 2012, in a violent wind storm that ravaged Ferry County and other areas. (Herb Fields)
Herb Fields and his family are lucky to have escaped serious injury after their Sanpoil River campsite in the 10 Mile Campground of the Colville National Forest was smothered by blow-down trees on July 20, 2012, in a violent wind storm that ravaged Ferry County and other areas. (Herb Fields)

CAMPING -- The best part of this camping trip?   Nobody was killed.

A Cheney family survived a harrowing evening during the storm that ravaged Ferry County on July 20, 2012.

See their photos above.

See a story about the storm and brief surge of hurricane-force winds swept through the region

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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