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1 dead, 1 missing in N. Idaho raft accident

Associated Press - May 24, 2009 5:24 PM ET

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - One man is dead and another man is missing after their raft capsized Saturday on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River.

A third person in the raft made it to shore and called police.

The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office says the body of 1 man was recovered about 12 miles upstream from Enaville on Saturday.

Rescue teams, including the Sheriff's Dive Rescue Team, searched for the missing man Saturday without success.

Authorities were still searching Sunday.

Authorities have not released any names.

Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesmanreview.com

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