Body Of CdA Man Found In River

The two missing men are pictured with their softball team. Jason Gritten is holding the bat and Pat Lusk is next to him with the longer hair and and cap. (Courtesy photo via Coeur d’Alene Press)

The body of a Coeur d’Alene man who disappeared on a canoe trip near Riggins, Idaho, was found in the Salmon River on Wednesday night. The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office said the body of Jason Gritten, 35, was located by family and friends searching the river. A second Coeur d’Alene man on the same excursion, Patrick Lusk, 27, remains missing. Gritten’s body was found about 9 miles from where he and Lusk were thought to have crossed the river in the French Creek area. Family members said the pair had planned to canoe across the river and hike to Burgdorf Hot Springs/ Scott Maben , SR. More here . (Idaho County Sheriff’s Office photos: Jason Gritten, left, and Patrick Lusk went missing earlier this month on the Salmon River near Riggins)