By Associated Press - Tuesday, September 27, 2016

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho man his died after falling from a bridge while fishing.

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office told the Post Register (https://bit.ly/2ddhVAw ) that 57-year-old Dee Hayes of Tetonia died Monday after apparently slipping and falling head-first from the 7-foot-tall bridge.

According to a news release from the department, the creek bed was shallow and deputies found the man dead in the creek when they arrived.



Someone called police to the area after noticing a car parked along the highway for a long time.

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