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Body Found Near Bunco Trailhead

A missing man sought by the Coeur d'Alene Police Department was found dead about a half mile west of the Bunco Trailhead, southeast of Athol, an apparent suicide victim. At about 10 a.m., Brent Vandemark, 34, of Coeur d'Alene was found dead partly inside a sleeping bag among trees just off the road by an individual hunting for shed antlers. Deputies confirmed that Vandemark had died from a self-inflicted injury. He had been reported missing and suicidal May 24.



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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