DEEP RIVER — Last month’s rains, high tides and winds combined to move a boathouse off its moorings and adrift on Deep River in Western Wahkiakum County.

The structure was a long-time scenic asset on Deep River and once served as a floating garage for the gillnet boat owned and operated by Walter Cato.

Once adrift, the wind and incoming tide sent the structure toward the former logging town of Deep River. Along its journey, it damaged a dock owned by Deep River resident Mark Erickson.

The property associated with the boathouse, purchased from Cato’s descendants, is now owned by Kenadee Cave of Las Vegas. Cave contracted with Pacific Realty in Long Beach to list it for sale and provide property management services, including a house currently being rented out.

Todd Brophy, a Pacific Realty broker, used his kayak to approach the floating structure and secure it to the west shore bank near the site of the old Deep River log dump. But not long after, it collapsed.

According to Leslie Brophy, principal broker for the company, Cave was notified and has contacted her insurance company. As yet, it is unknown what steps will be taken to remove the collapsed structure from the river and, in the meantime, ensure that it will not damage a dock located a short distance away as well as a nearby float house and Deep River’s long-standing wooden bridge.