Gabe Rygaard was a star on the reality show Ax Men. Gabe Rygaard is a 1989 graduate of Port Angeles High School and ran his family-owned business, Gabe Rygaard Logging Inc., which was featured on the show.

Death

On September 16, Gabe Rygaard was driving in a Ford Bronco on United States. Highway 101 when the Cheverolet in front of him began to slow down. Gabe Rygaard veered to the left and hit the vehicle and then hit a Dodge Ram Van going in the other direction.