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LAKEPORT – The highly anticipated Western States Seaplane Festival came to a close Sunday as the last of the very popular sea and floatplanes released themselves from the bounds of gravity for one last pass by Library Park.
The two-and-a-half day festival began with the arrival of more than two dozen aircraft on Friday,with many of them ramping out and parking at the ball park adjacent to Natural High School in downtown Lakeport.
By mid-day Saturday several more planes had arrived with dozens of land-based aircraft touching down at Lampson Field.
Downtown Lakeport, from Library Park on up through the high school grounds, was covered with classic automobiles, remote-controlled racers and a street full of visiting vendors displaying and selling shirts, skirts and artistically crafted gourds.
Also on display were three helicopters. A REACH Bell model 407, a CHP AS-350-B3 and the much larger U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin Rescue helicopter.
Saturdays change of weather did not prevent the US Coast Guard copter and crew from demonstrating a sea rescue.
Festival organizer Damon Trimble complimented the large group of owners and pilots, and was appreciative of their willingness to bring the entire event much closer to the public.
The public enjoyed the opportunity as well, with attendance estimates well above 2,000 for the main events held Saturday, according to festival officials.
Weather conditions prevented two of the Splash-In’s much-anticipated aircraft from participating on Saturday. The Coast Guard's C-130 and a Grumman Albatross were unable to join the celebration of flight.
Sunday’s weather gave photographers and pilots a background that few could resist. Many of the smaller aircraft’s pilots provided those on the ground with several opportunities for that last great shot.
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Lt. Mike Hermann of the Clearlake Police Department issued a statement Monday morning explaining that the 88-year-old man died on Friday, several days after the accident took place.
On the afternoon of Sept. 16 the man was attempting to cross Old Highway 53 at Hillcrest Avenue when police say he stepped into the path of a 1992 Subaru sedan driven by 55-year-old Toni Maier of Clearlake.
Maier didn't see the man until her vehicle struck him, according to Hermann's report.
Hermann reported that Maier quickly stopped her car as the elderly man was thrown to the pavement.
Emergency personnel transported the man to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment, Hermann reported.
Initially, doctors reported that the man was in stable condition, according to Hermann. However, on Friday police received word that the man had died.
Hermann said an autopsy is being performed today, with the official cause of death pending. However, police believe the man's death was a result of the collision.
The investigation into the collision is continuing, said Hermann. Based on evidence at the scene and witness statements police have concluded that Maier could not have avoided the collision.
The man's name is being withheld pending family notification by the coroner's office, Hermann said.
When the investigation has been completed Hermann said it will be forwarded to the Lake County District Attorney's Office for review, which is normal procedure.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Officer Joseph Labbe at 994-8251.
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