News:  The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that they retrieved the body of a missing boater in Lake Coeur d'Alene.  The 24-year-old was reportedly at the back of the pontoon boat Tuesday night when he fell off into the water.  Officials say he was found between Carlin and Crescent Bay by a side scan sonar in about 130 feet of water around 3 pm.  The body has been turned over to the coroner and an autopsy will be done in Spokane.  Alcohol is believed to be a factor.  Kootenai County authorities said the man fell into the water just before 8:45 PM Tuesday.
Report:  A 24-year-old male was a passenger in a pontoon boat.  The victim needed to go to the bathroom, so the operator stopped the vessel and put it into neutral.  While the victim was on the rear deck of the boat by the engine, he fell in.  The victim was not able to swim back to the boat, and the operator attempted to rescue him, but was having problems keeping himself and the victim above water.  The victim ended up drowning in approx 130' of water.  The victim was recovered by the Kootenai Conty Dive Rescue Team and the Kootenai County Sonar Team on September 1st at approx 1500 hours.  A closer inspection of the victims remains showed no obvious signs of trauma or injuries.

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