Authorities confirmed on Friday that at least four people were killed in a Pend Oreille River boat mishap in Idaho, after their boat capsized this week, CNN reports.
According to the report, authorities were told that the Pend Oreille River boat mishap happened on Tuesday evening, after a performance-style boat capsized in the river near the community of Thama, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office said.
The body of Gregory J. Daiker, 59, of Laclede, was found Tuesday night by the office’s marine and dive team, the sheriff’s office said.
Aaron J. Faulhaber, 49, of Laclede, was found dead Thursday night in about 80 feet of water near the capsizing site, according to the office.
The bodies of Jason L. Maxon, 51, of Laclede, and John R. Schulte, 59, of Sandpoint, were found Friday in about 60 feet of water, also nearby, the sheriff’s office said.
The cause of the Pend Oreille River mishap is under investigation. The boat was pulled from the water by Wednesday; it had overturned where the river is 94 feet deep, the office said.
A sonar team from a neighbouring county’s sheriff’s office helped in the search for the bodies.
Thama is about a 45-mile drive north of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and a 60-mile drive northeast of Spokane, Washington.