BOUNDARY COUNTY
Emergency Management

Press Release 5/23/17

On 5-22-17, the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office and Boundary Ambulance responded to Eastport to assist the United States Border Patrol with a male subject who had gone into the Moyie River. The subject was unresponsive when he was removed from the water by Border Patrol Agents. Life saving efforts were attempted at the scene but were not successful.

Upon further investigation, it was determined that that the subject was a United States citizen and had fled from Canadian officials in Canada. He illegally entered into the United States when he apparently attempted to swim across the Moyie River to avoid being detained.

The subjects name and identifying information is being withheld until his next of kin can be notified.

Reported by, Boundary County Sheriff Chief Deputy Richard Stephens.