Body of Wyoming man killed in boating accident recovered


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SALMON, Idaho (AP) — Rescue crews have recovered the body of a Wyoming man who drowned near the Cutthroat Cover area in the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.

The Idaho Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/2akVAzK ) that Lemhi County Sheriff's officials say 46-year-old Mike Olsen, of Lyman, Wyoming, is presumed to have drowned after a boating accident on Tuesday. Sheriff's officials were able to recover his body on Saturday.

A helicopter and rappelling team from Montana-based Two Bear Air recovered the body and transported it to the Salmon airport

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Information from: Idaho Statesman, http://www.idahostatesman.com

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