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Rescue team narrows search for kayaker William Studebaker |
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Valley County, ID - The search for Idaho poet and kayaker William Studebaker has been
narrowed to a 100-foot section of the East Fork of the South Fork of
the Salmon River near Yellow Pine, according to Lt. Dan Smith of Valley
County Sheriff’s Office.
Smith said there was nothing more that could be done to recover Studebaker, who is presumed drowned, because that stretch of river is so deep, fast and rocky that the swift water rescue team could not safely go into it.
“We’ll just have to keep an eye on the area, or wait until the water level has receded enough to do something,” he said.
Valley County Search and Rescue, local law enforcement, and emergency crews from various agencies have searched for Studebaker, 61, of Twin Falls, since Friday morning when he was last seen swimming for shore, then floating face down, after kayaking in challenging rapids with friends.
- Idaho Statesman
Edition Date: 07/07/08
http://www.idahostatesman.com/102/story/435246.html
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