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editThe Warren Wreck is a car wreck located about 170 feet of depth off of ambulance point in Lake Crescent. Blanch and Russell Warren were returning home from Port Angeles on July 3rd, 1929 to be with their sons ,Charles and Frank, for the 4th of July. They never made it home, disappearing without a trace, leaving a mystery that took nearly 75 years to solve.
It was long suspected that the Warren's car had slid off Highway 101 into the lake, but numerous attempts to drag the lake, as well as exploratory dives had failed to turn up their vehicle.
Evidence gathered in 1929 suggested the wreck had happened on Madrona Point, but there was no "Madrona Point" on any of the maps of the Lake. A fortunate glance up the cliff near "Meldrim Point" (aka Ambulance Point) from a boat, revealed an old Madrona tree hiding among the fir trees. In 2001 Dan Pontbraind, a Ranger for the Olympic National Park, found the car at the insistence of Bob Caso, a former diver.
Today, the car sits on a very steep slope, with the top of the car down hill. The bottom of the car is upslope and is more than half covered with rocks, making the vehicle very hard to spot from above. However, swimming along at about 165' the wreck is easily located.
Diving the Warren Wreck requires a permit from the National Park Service.