At approximatley 1150 hrs on July 10, 2011 Kootenai County deputies were dispatched to a boat accident that had occurred on July 9, 2011 at around 1000 hrs near the Bellrieve Condos.  At 1206 hrs deputies arrived on scene and contacted the operator.  The operator stated that he and the passenger were cruising up the Spokane River using GPS to navigate up the middle of the river when he struck an unknown object in the water.  The force of the impact caused the vessel, a 1997 Cobalt 200 to raise out of the water and veer to the port.  The accident left the vessel immobilized and the current washed it to the north bak and in between some stumps that used to be a breakwater.  We towed the vessel to the Yacht Club Marina to get the vessel out of the water and snspect the damage.  At 1255 hrs we arrived at the marina and as the marina personnel pulled the vessel out of the water.
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