In brief: Police find body near Hauser Lake

Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies found a dead person partially submerged in a slough near Hauser Lake on Thursday afternoon. Detectives characterized the death as suspicious.

The body was found after deputies responded to a reported drowning around 2 p.m. on the west end of Hauser Lake, off Hauser Lake Road near Newman Arm Road, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Boyington statue will be dedicated

An 8-foot-tall bronze statue of famed World War II combat pilot Maj. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington will be dedicated Saturday in a special sunset ceremony at the Coeur d’Alene Airport.

Boyington, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, and grew up in St. Maries and Tacoma, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Admirers of Boyington raised money for the statue, by artist Bryan Ross.

The ceremony will start at 8 p.m. at Wyoming Avenue and Airport Road in Hayden.