Three sons of a man who drowned at Titlow Park in July are suing Metro Parks Tacoma, alleging that the agency failed to improve or warn the public about the dangerous condition caused by a culvert between Puget Sound and a lagoon, court records show.
Robert Logan Jr. of University Place died on July 8 after a whirlpool sucked him into the culvert leading to the lagoon , according to the lawsuit and The News Tribune’s previous reporting. Logan, 68, had a pulse when he was pulled from the pond by firefighters, but he later was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Logan’s sons, including two acting as personal representatives of his estate, sued Metro Parks, which owns and operates Titlow Park & Lodge, for wrongful death on Jan. 3. Attorney Ashton Dennis is representing the plaintiffs in the suit filed in Pierce County Superior Court…