Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-03-05 | Page 10 | Portneuf's Waters Claim Boy Victim

I I PORTNEUF'S WATERS I V CLAIM BOY VICTIM George O Dale 10 7 Pocatello y Slips Into Stream From Bridge jn iii Building V Special Pocatello Ida March 4 WIllie While at attempting attempting at- at under tempting to cross a bridge 1 o now construction across the tho Portneuf river riv rl 10 Dale er r at Halll Halliday str street et George Gcorge and Mrs rs C. C A. A old ear ion n o of Mr 1 Dale S. S Main lain street stepped on a loose board boord which gave save ay Y and let below v low him fall tall into the Ic icy waters is 18 very ery The current at at that point disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis immediately strong and the body bod- coming coming- up a second second second sec sec- appeared from 1 view oW to su submerge c later only ond oV ot two again and remain un under er water Workmen en engaged aged on tho the bridge construction construction con con- con I work at tho the time of the ac accident accident accident ac- ac hour so had quit for the noon tho only witnesses to the tra tragedy were num and a brother num the lads lad's younger the I standing standing- on her ber o of other boys bos helpless when it came camo cameto cameto bank banle who were to rescuing rescuing- him had lu At a late hour tonight the body but the tho police pollee were not been found the r river cr busily enSa engaged ed in dra dragging It is thought that the tho bod body was rapidly rapid rapid- ly h carried down dot stream as tho the stream at the is iff approximately 15 feet deep tho the point where the boy drowned and exceedingly strong Ice and md current slush lush in the water make conditions dragging opera opera- very cry unfavorable for lions