Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
MILES CITY, Mont. (AP) — Officials in eastern Montana have released the name of a 15-year-old boy who drowned while trying to swim to an island in a small lake near Miles City.
Custer County Sheriff Tony Harbaugh says Richard Smith of Trenton, Utah, drowned Monday afternoon at Spotted Eagle Lake.
Miles City Fire Department Capt. Brandon Stevens tells the Miles City Star that the boy was swimming with a relative who was unable to rescue him.
Officials searched for more than 40 minutes before locating Smith. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
