LINCOLN COUNTY, Mont. (NMB) – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reports that the body of a kayaker was recovered on Sunday afternoon near the Montana/Idaho border.
Steven Koning, 50, of Victor, Idaho, was kayaking with a group on the Yaak River when he fell off the kayak while going through a rough stretch of river. Other kayakers tried to get him to safety, but he slipped underwater and they lost sight of him.
David Thompson Search and Rescue, Troy Volunteer Ambulance, and Two Bear Air Rescue responded to assist in the search. Members of David Thompson Search and Rescue located Koning’s body at approximately 3:33 pm in the Kootenai River near the Idaho-Montana state line.
Notifications were made by the Lincoln County Coroner.
