FORKS, Wash. – Fan favorite University of Washington Huskies football player Joe Jarzynka was found dead Sunday morning while on a fishing trip.

According to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the report of someone who had died on the Sol Duc River outside of Forks.

Deputies and a swift water rescue team found a pontoon boat stuck in a log jam about a mile from where the 45-year-old victim was located.

Family members told deputies that Jarzynka, of Tacoma, went to Forks to go fishing.

The Clallam County Coroner was notified, and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

Joseph Jarzynka was a standout player at UW from 1996-99.