Rescue teams on Aug. 24 recovered the body of a 16-year-old male from Kalispell after he fell out of a boat on Flathead Lake near Lakeside the day before, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office along with Flathead County Search and Rescue, ALERT and Two Bear Air responded to the scene and rescue boats, drones and aircraft were deployed to locate the individual, but efforts were initially unsuccessful. Dive teams also responded and conducted an initial search of the area from witness accounts and a 911 ping location.
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 24 deployed a sonar team and located the victim in the late morning.