County declares disaster, while flood victims fight back

While filling sandbags to stave off further flood damage to her home, Janette Byrne reflected on the exhausting task still ahead.

“We want to live with nature so bad, but she’s so strong,” Byrne said Thursday at the sandbag staging area on Search Light Lane off Wolf Lodge Creek Road.

The creek, overwhelmed by recent rain and snowmelt, flooded Byrne’s home’s crawl space and the rest of her property.

Byrne’s husband, Patrick, tried to keep an upbeat attitude despite the roaring water.

“We’re going to stop it before it gets to the rest of the house,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of confidence.”

What he doesn’t have is flood insurance/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.