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Boater Crashes @ Honeysuckle Beach

Approximately 2:35 p.m., deputies and EMTs responded to the boat ramp area at Honeysuckle Beach to a call that a vehicle, pulling a boat, had crashed into several cars. Responding EMTs were told that the driver may have had a heart attack, and bystanders were performing CPR. Initial investigation does indicate that the driver may have suffered a heart attack while pulling his boat from the water at the ramp. Reportedly, the driver accelerated rapidly, striking at least one car and a mailbox before the vehicle stopped near House Lane, south of the parking area. The driver’s friend, who was at the boat on the time of the incident, was knocked to the ground/Capt. Ben Wolfinger, Kootenai County Sheriff's Office. Full news release here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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