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Report ID# 972

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Accident Description

MYSTERIOUS DEATH ON THE LOWER SALMON

Patricia Tomosaitis, 52 fell out of a tandem inflatable kayak at Snow Hole Rapids on Idaho's Lower Salmon River. The accident occurred on August 28, 1994 when the water level was extremely low. She did not resurface; her life jacket popped up soon after her disappearance. The cause of her death remains a mystery, but it is possible that she slipped out of a poorly fitted PFD then became disoriented under the surface. The body had not been found several days later.

SOURCE: NORS Currents; Spokane Spokesman Review; Tyler Williams

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/remains-found-in-idaho-belong-to-washington-mom-missing-since-1994/

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