On 10/09/2023, subject and his wife decided to Kayak a portion of the Boise River. They put their kayaks in the river about a quarter mile east of N. Linder Road. 

After drifting about a mile down river from their start point, they found that the rivers current had picked up and was pushing them towards a large tree that had fallen across the entire channel of the river. Unable to get to the shoreline in time, their kayaks got forced up against the fallen tree. 

As subject1’s kayak became pinned against the tree the force of the current capsized Subject1’s kayak with him trapped inside. At this same time Subject2’s kayak also became pinned against the tree just over the top of Subject1’s kayak. Subject2 scrambled to try to pull Subject1 from his kayak but was unable to overcome the pressure of the current. Subject2 was able to climb from her kayak and onto the fallen tree, where she was able to get to the shoreline and run to a nearby house for help. 

   Once Fire and Law Enforcement arrived, they were able to locate Subject1 and pull him and both kayaks from being pinned against the tree in the river but were unable to resuscitate Subject1.

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