Local officials preach caution for area boaters, swimmers
A group of kayakers enjoys a trip on the Kootenai River Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
There are many areas of the Kootenai River that may appear calm and even harmless.
But to those who know the river best, it’s anything but a benign waterway.
In the wake of a 40-year-old Moyie Springs, Idaho woman’s drowning death in the river near China Rapids June 26, Lincoln County Sheriff Darren Short published a personal warning on the department’s Facebook page.
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