Man Dies At Ephrata Party

A Friday night party at an Ephrata residence turned deadly when a man was found unresponsive. Police say they were called to the 1100 block of state Route 28 west and bystanders were performing CPR when first responders arrived. The mqan identified as 27-year-old David Blackman was first taken to Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata then airlifted to Confluence Health-Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee where he died Saturday morning.