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Rafter dies after boat flips on Salmon River

Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: RIGGINS, Idaho (AP) — Three of four rafters flipped into the Salmon River at Lake Creek Rapids made it back to the boat but a fourth rafter swept downstream died. The Idaho County Sheriff's Office says boaters on Tuesday pulled the man from the water just before noon about a mile downstream from the rapids and began CPR. Emergency responders continued CPR while transporting him to a medical helicopter in Riggins, but he was pronounced dead then they arrived. Authorities say the man wasn't wearing a life vest and was on a private rafting trip. His name hasn't been released.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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