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SHOSHONE COUNTY, Idaho — An elderly man is dead after he fell into the Coeur d'Alene River on Friday.

SHOSHONE COUNTY, ID — The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office says they located the body of the missing person reported to have fallen into the Coeur d'Alene River Friday.

As the warmer weather has returned, more people are spending time outdoors taking in all of the outdoor experiences North Idaho has to offer. Panhandle Health District wants to remind residents and visitors in the Silver Valley and the Coeur d’Alene River Basin to go about recreation activities responsibly to protect their health while also having fun. Historic mining, milling, smelting, and disposal activities employed in the Silver Valley led to widespread heavy metal contamination hazards found throughout the region.

As the warmer weather has returned, more people are spending time outdoors taking in all of the outdoor experiences North Idaho has to offer. Panhandle Health District wants to remind residents and visitors in the Silver Valley and the Coeur d’Alene River Basin to go about recreation activities responsibly to protect their health while also having fun. Historic mining, milling, smelting, and disposal activities employed in the Silver Valley led to widespread heavy metal contamination hazards found throughout the region.

It would create one of the largest Superfund sites in America and the first in which most of the toxic pollution comes from another country. But those are not the