By Associated Press - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

RIGGINS, Idaho (AP) - A Riggins man is presumed drowned after his vehicle went into the Little Salmon River.

KTVB-TV reported Tuesday (https://bit.ly/2mPXGLu ) that the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office received a report early Monday that a vehicle had gone into the river a few miles south of Riggins.

Responders searched the river throughout the night but could not find the vehicle. It was found upside down in the river about a mile down the next morning.



The vehicle was unoccupied when it was found.

The sheriff’s office believes the car’s driver, 35-year-old Derek Olson, was swept out of the vehicle and into the river.

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Information from: KTVB-TV, https://www.ktvb.com/

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