IDAHO COUNTY, ID. (THECOUNT) — Richard Allan Scyphers, of Lewiston, Idaho, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday drowning in Idaho County.
‘Rick’ Scyphers, drown Sunday while rafting on the Salmon River in Cottonwood.
According to reports, Scyphers entered the water in an effort to rescue a dog that was caught in the river’s current near the Pine Bar recreation area around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. According to his group, he did not resurface.
Fellow rafters later located Scyphers and transported him downriver to American Bar, where they were met by officials.
Scyphers, who was wearing a life vest, was pronounced dead of suspected drowning.
It is unknown if the dog survived.
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Geo quick facts: Idaho County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho, and the largest by area in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,541. The county seat is Grangeville. Previous county seats of the area were Florence, Washington, and Mount Idaho – Wikipedia.
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