KCSO investigates fire pit death

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident near Cataldo that claimed the life of a woman and sent her husband to the hospital with severe burns. At about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies were called to the 33000 block of E. Canyon Road, Idaho for a welfare check. The caller, William J. Mack, 71, of Cataldo, called 911 to report that he needed help and that he thought his wife, Sandra K. Mack, 71, was dead. More here.