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Show BALLOONIST DROWNS IN SNAKE RIVES WEISEB, Ida., Jon 83. A blloon-ist blloon-ist known by th nam of Dick Miller, giving (tract carnival in tki city, ! was drowned Saturday evening is the Bnake river about one m)le. from I where he) aeceaded. ' -'- '' " I He dropped with hi paraAhut in good shspe, but th wind carried him to about th middle of the river. He got clear af the parachute and started to swim,, but had gon but short distance dis-tance when he threw up hi bands, cried for help and sank. Effort are being made to locate th body. . i Th river i very high and the water eold and it is presumed he wa attacked at-tacked witk cramps, a he is said to have been a goon swimmer and had been in th habit of swimming the river daily aine th show compaay haa ba hare. |