Salmon man drowns in Salmon River
The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office says 68-year-old man Thomas Harr, of Salmon, drowned in the Salmon river after a boating accident Saturday.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, Harr was on a small inflatable boat when he got separated from the boat and drowned. The incident was witnessed by others in the area.
The sheriff’s office and search and rescue teams responded to the river at about 5 p.m. Saturday. The team was able to recover Harr’s body.
Harr was not wearing a lifejacket at the time of the accident.
The recovery efforts included teams from Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office, Salmon Police Department, Salmon Search and Rescue and Salmon EMTs.
