On 3/31/2012 at approximately 5:00 pm the victim was believed to have gone canoieng on the Spokane River from Riverside State Park in an area known as the Bowl and Pitcher.  A witness recalls seeing a male take a green canoe of the vehicle that turned out to be the victims in the Bowl and Pitcher Campground area.    

Information gleaned from the family indicates that the victim did not own a lifejacket and no receipts or records were located indicating he purchased one.  It was reported that he had only used his canoe on flat, calm water previous to March 31.  The Spokane River on March 31 when he was reported missing was running at the highest recorded level on record for a March 31st.

Numerous air, water, and land searches have been conducted.  As of 4/11/2012, neither the victim or his canoe has been accounted.
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