Identified! ID - Bonner Co., UID Male in Pend Oreille River, May'09 - Patrick Opferman

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Body found in N. Idaho's Pend Oreille River

An autopsy is scheduled Monday for an as-yet unidentified male body found in the Pend Oreille River in northern Idaho.

An employee of the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad spotted the body at about 9:15 a.m. on Friday at mile post 19 on U.S. Highway 2 near Johnson Creek.

Lt. Doug Harris, of the Bonner County Sheriff's Office, says no identification has been made, but that all signs point to the body having been in the water for "an extended period of time."

More: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_id_body_found.html

I wonder how long they consider an "extended period of time"???

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Just going on the "male" piece of info, here are some possibilities near here. Hoping for an identity with the autopsy on Monday.

Brandon Thomas Edwards - missing from Seattle WA for about 6 weeks
Sotirios Konstantin Kaviris - missing from BC Canada for about 7 months
George Lamar Von Berndt - missing from Shoshone ID for about 14 months

 

[kaelee2]

The body of a man found Friday in the Pend Oreille River has been identified as Patrick C. Opferman, who had been missing since December.
More at link:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/02/body-identified-as-missing-man/


kaelee

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

The body of a man found Friday in the Pend Oreille River has been identified as Patrick C. Opferman, who had been missing since December.
More at link:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/02/body-identified-as-missing-man/


kaelee

Thanks for posting! Was just coming here to do the same. Very sad. Prayers to any family and friends.

"The Sheriff's office believes Opferman left the Long Bridge Bar and Grill on the night of November 30, 2008 and accidentally fell over the railing."