Drowning victim recovered
by Duane Williams, KLCB-KTNY Radio
September 5, 2014
The body of drowning victim, Anthony Joseph Bachman, was located and recovered from Middle Thompson Lake, Thursday, at about 11 a.m.
Four dog teams from David Thompson Search and Rescue had been searching the Middle Thompson Lake, and had multiple dog alerts over several days that correlated well with the point last seen.
Flathead County Sheriff's Office responded with a remotely operated vehicle. The body was quickly located in about 75 feet of water. Divers from David Thomson Search and Rescue and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office subsequently recovered the body, which was turned over to the Lincoln County coroner.
Anthony Joseph Bachman, age 62, of Missoula, drown August 16th after falling off of the bow of a moving pontoon boat on Middle Thompson Lake, across from Logan State Park, about 45 miles southeast of Libby. Witnesses aboard the boat attempted to rescue Bachman but were unsuccessful. Bachman was not wearing a personal flotation device. Initial indications are that alcohol consumption was a major contributing factor to this accident.
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By Duane Williams, KLCB-KTNY Radio, e-mail: klcb@frontiernet.net, www.klcb-ktny.com
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