Sand Creek Death – Sandpoint Police have confirmed the death of a 7-year-old boy who drowned in Sand Creek near Sandpoint on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
According to a press release, around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the Sandpoint police were called to 400 East Mountain View Drive near the Popsicle Bridge for a report of a missing boy.
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Report by family members says the boy was last seen sitting on the rocks at the edge of Sand Creek. He was not wearing a flotation device and does not know how to swim, says the press release.
The search for the boy started on the arrival of the first responders from Selkirk Fire, Bonner County EMS, Sandpoint and Ponderay police and the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office. In the press release statement, it says the boy was not visible from the shoreline or the bridge.
The boy was later found in the area under 12 to 15 feet of water by two members of the Bonner County Sheriff’s Dive Team.
After bringing the boy to shore, life measures were carried out on him before he was transported to Bonner General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, says the press release.