Man drowned fleeing Canada

May 23, 2017

At about 5:19 p.m. Monday, May 22, Boundary County Sheriff’s deputies and Boundary Ambulance responded to Eastport to assist the United States Border Patrol with a male subject who had gone into the Moyie River. The man was unresponsive when he was removed from the water by Border Patrol agents. Life saving efforts were attempted at the scene but were not successful. Upon further investigation, it was determined that that the subject was a United States citizen and had fled from Canadian officials in Canada. He illegally entered into the United States when he apparently attempted to swim across the Moyie River to avoid being detained. His name and identifying information is being withheld until his next of kin can be notified.