Officials identify man who vanished when trying to save kids

UPDATE 4/30/18 11:40 a.m.: Authorities have identified a man who went missing after jumping into a river to rescue children who had fallen out of a canoe as 34-year-old Keawe Pestana of Boise.

The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office says the three children were wearing life jackets when they fell into the water on Friday, and all made it safely to the shore of the Salmon River near Riggins. Pestana surfaced briefly after jumping into the water, but then disappeared and has not been seen since.

The search for Pestana is ongoing, and the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to call. The sheriff’s office says the Salmon River is cold and dangerous this time of year, and people who are on or near the water should wear life jackets.

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Authorities say a man is presumed to have drowned in an Idaho river after he jumped in to try to rescue three children and an adult from a capsized canoe.

The Lewiston Tribune reports Idaho County authorities have been searching for the 35-year-old man after he went missing in the Salmon River east of Riggins on Saturday.

Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings says the man was pulled under the current after he entered the water to reach the canoe that overturned near the Twin Beaches campground.

He says the adult and children were wearing life jackets and made it to shore.

Authorities have not named the missing man.