The husband of a state employee who drowned says his wife received “zero, zilch” training.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mary Valentine always wanted to be a marine biologist, but wasn’t able to get her degree well into her 40s, said her husband, David Hall.
When she did she eventually got hired by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, “It was her dream job,” said Hall.
On January 9, Valentine drowned while counting juvenile salmon on the Duckabush River in Jefferson County.
“My heart was tore out,” said Hall.
State Department of Labor & Industry investigators fined the Department Fish &
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