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Troy Man Dies After Fall from Trail Near Yaak River

Jesse Lowry was walking on the steep, unmaintained trail when he stumbled and fell

By Molly Priddy

A 45-year-old Troy man apparently stumbled on an unmaintained trail up the West Fork of the Yaak River before tumbling 35 feet to his death on July 18, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Jesse Christopher Lowry was walking on the steep trail in sandals, Sheriff Roby Bowe reported, before losing his balance and falling off the trail. He fell approximately 35 feet to a hard rock surface. Bowe reported that alcohol appeared to be a factor in the fall.

Lincoln County Dispatch received the call about the fall on July 18 at 6:50 p.m. The reporting party said a man had fallen off a cliff about three miles up the West Fork of the Yaak. The person who called left the scene to make the call, while Lowry’s girlfriend stayed back with him.

Arriving responders found that Lowry was already deceased.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Upper Yaak Volunteer Fire Departmnet, the Troy Volunteer Ambulance, and the David Thompson Search and Rescue responded to the incident. The search and rescue team was able to recover Lowry’s body with advanced steep-bank rope rescue methods.