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Memorials honor boy who drowned in Lacamas Lake

Camas pedestrian bridge adorned with flowers, balloons, messages of love

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Friends of Anthony Huynh, the 14-year-old boy who drowned in Lacamas Lake on Aug. 20, have placed balloons, photos and messages of love on the Camas pedestrian bridge crossing the lake. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Friends and family of Anthony Huynh have created two memorials on and near the Camas pedestrian bridge spanning Lacamas Lake.

Balloons, flowers, photos and messages of love remember the 14-year-old Vancouver boy, who drowned in Lacamas Lake on Aug. 20.

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