RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, 06/09/2018, the Missoula County Sheriff's Office received a report of a boat incident on the Clark Fork River near Turah, MT. 
  The following narrative is derived from the Sheriff's deputy report and Witness testimony.
  Two drift boats, Clakacraft model were launched into the Clark Fork at the Schwartz Creek Fishing Access Site in Clinton, MT. The operator of Vessel #1 told the responding officer that the river at the launch looked 'good' and it wasn't until further down the river that the conditions worsened. The group of four divided into two boats, Boat 1 was operated by operator #1  and the victim. Boat 2 was operated by operator #2  and his mother, witness #1 was the occupant. 
  After launching the Clakacraft model drift boat carrying operator #1,  and the victim (deceased), struck a tree partially submersed in the river. At this time, neither occupant of the boat was wearing a PFD. This initial incident caused the boat to spin in the water and the two dogs in the boat either jumped or were ejected from the boat. At this point, the operator reached out for the dogs but ended up in the water. The operator grabbed for the first dog and looked back to the boat to see that it had capsized and that the victim was in the water. The victim was swept in the current toward a down tree in the water and was hung up by the tree. The operator swam across the river to where the victim was at, and managed to free him from the log. The operator observed that the victim was having trouble breathing. Immediately after freeing the victim from the first log both were swept downstream and the victim disappeared in a 2nd log. 
  The rest of the floating party searched for the Victim and called emergency services. Rescue personnel worked on scene for approximately 5.5 hours until dark. The victim was not located at this time. 
  The following day, the officer was on scene with Search and Rescue from 0900 to 1730. S&R believed they knew the location of the victims body, but it was currently inaccessible under the first snag at a depth of 3-6 ft. The river was searched at the scene, and S&R also searched a mile or so downstream as well. The water during this period was continuing to rise with weather conditions, and the victims body was again not located. 
  Search and Rescue teams were finally able to return to the scene on Friday, 6/15/2018 at 1500 hours, after it was determined that flow rates and water depth would allow for further searching. At this time, it was determined that the victim’s body was not at the initial snag, either because he had not been there at all or he had been carried further downstream. The search was expanded, and shore teams and boats were used to finally locate the victim 2.25 miles downstream at 1645 hours. The victim was recovered with his clothes and personal items still intact.
  