In brief: Man on track killed by train

A man was killed early Thursday morning when a train struck him near Hope, Idaho.

Forty-nine-year-old Jeffrey W. Kiebert of Hope was sitting on the track of the Montana Link Railroad near Highway 200 when he was hit by a train about 2 a.m., according to Idaho State Police.

According to an Idaho State Police release on the crash, Kiebert had been drinking, and the death may have been suicide.

Spokane

Teen missing since April found

A 16-year-old was located Wednesday after being reported missing on April 5, police said.

Dwayne J. Tolbert, was found safe and in good health, said Spokane Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer DeRuwe. Tolbert who was reported missing after he ran away from his family, has agreed to stay with a guardian.

Child Protective Services was involved in placing Tolbert with a guardian, but no further details were available, DeRuwe said.

Body recovered from river

Rescue personnel pulled the body of 44-year-old Jesse L. Smith from the Spokane River near the Post Street Bridge on Thursday morning.

Smith jumped in the river on June 21 while running from Riverfront Park security, officials said. Smith was contacted by security due to a report of suspicious activity inside the park.

Smith, who was reportedly naked from the waist down, was uncooperative and ran, said Spokane Police spokeswoman Jennifer DeRuwe. Park security saw Smith attempt to cross the river and be swept away by the strong current.

Firefighters attempted to rescue Smith but were unsuccessful, DeRuwe said.

When Smith didn’t show up to work the next day and his abandoned truck was found parked at Post Street and Mallon Avenue, his fellow employees filed a missing person’s report.

On Thursday, Avista lowered the river level to aid in finding Smith’s body, and authorities had planned to send divers into the river to search.

Before divers arrived, a fisherman saw a body about 7 a.m. near the turbines by the YMCA. He reported it to a passerby who called 911.

From staff reports