On April 21, 2012 at approximately 10:14 PM Custer County deputies received a call of a missing rafter.  It was stated that 2 men were rafting down the Salmon River, when they hit a tree causing their raft to flip.  One of the men got out of the river but they could not find the other man.  The man that got out of the river, made it to the Mormon Bend campground where campers called for help.  Deputies arrived at the campground an asked the man what had happened.  The male indicated that the last time he saw the victim was when their raft flipped after being hung up on strainers in the river, he yelled at the victim to swim to shore.  After the man arrived on shore, he could not find the victim.  So he went to the campground to have someone call for help.  Authorities searched the river for several days.  On April 25, 2012 at approximately 12:43 pm, the body of the victim was discovered, and then later retrieved from the river.  Both men were under the influence of alcohol, and neither man was wearing a PFD.
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