Authorities search for missing woman in Kootenai River
SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
A member of David Thompson Search and Rescue begins a search Thursday from the overflow parking lot at Kootenai Falls for a woman missing in the Kootenai River. (Taylor Resch/The Western News)
Lincoln County authorities are searching for a missing woman in the Kootenai River.
According to a press release from the sheriff's office, dispatch received a call at about 7:58 p.m. Wednesday for the missing person, identified as Jessica Prado. She and Jared Satterlund were kayaking above Kootenai Falls when they began having problems.
Satterlund tried to help Prado, but he last saw her struggling in an eddy in the river before losing sight of the woman.
Deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and David Thompson Search and Rescue responded to search for Prado. A cooler was found near the shore above Kootenai Falls and the damaged kayak and other property were recovered below Kootenai Falls.
Two Bear Air Rescue were contacted and responded to assist with the search. David Thompson SAR continued a ground and water search Thursday and will possibly receive additional assistance from Two Bear Air Rescue if the weather permits.
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