Update…

SheriffStutsJamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two men who presumably drowned in a canoeing accident early Monday on Spiritwood Lake.

Sheriff Chad Kaiser says the deceased are 23 year old Damian Calzadias, whose body was initially recovered.  Also recovered was 24 year old Alonso Martinez.  Calzadias and Martinez have current addresses of Crosby, ND, and also have residences in Idaho, Calzadias of Idaho Falls, and Martinez of Twin Falls.

The surviving man is 32 year old Blake Roberts of Big Sky, Montana.

The victims were contractors from Idaho who were remodeling a lakeside home.

Kaiser said the bodies of the deceased men were taken to the state medical examiner’s office to determine the exact cause of death.

At this time, Kaiser says the deaths appear to be accidental, and no criminal charges are pending.

He thanked other agencies for their assistance in the search including the State Game and Fish Department, who provided a boat and sonar equipment, the Stutsman County Dive Team, the Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Police, the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Gun and Reel Sports in Jamestown which provided a boat in the search.

Also helping in the search was Tom Crossman, who instructs the use of the ROV search vehicle, who was traveling through the area at the time of the search.  Two ROV units along with sonar aided in recovering the bodies.

Also on hand at the scene was Beth Dewald of the Buffalo Valley Red Cross Chapter or provided hydration to the searchers.

 

JAMESTJamestownFireDepartmentlogoOWN, N.D. (AP CSi) – Authorities have recovered the bodies of two Idaho men believed drowned in a canoeing accident on Spiritwood Lake in southeastern North Dakota.

Searchers recovered the first body Monday afternoon and the second body Monday night about 9-O’Clock. The state medical examiner will conduct autopsies.

Authorities say a third man was able to make it to shore after the men’s canoe capsized about midnight Sunday.

Authorities did not immediately identify any of the men involved, pending notification of relatives, though Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser says the victims were contractors from Idaho who were remodeling a lakeside home.

Two remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) were useSpiritwoodLakeMapld in the search and recovery operation in addition to sonar equipped boats from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Stutsman County Dive Team and one boat on loan from Gun and Reel.

On Monday, the Stutsman County Dive Team was called to an area of Spiritwood Lake.

Three men were canoeing on the lake late Sunday or early Monday when the craft capsized tossing them into the water.

One of the three men tried to save one of the other men, and was unsuccessful in an attempt to pull him ashore, as that individual sank in the water, and presumably drowned.

The surviving man helped searchers in locating the approximate area on the lake in which the incident occurred.

The men were camping when the three men went out on the water Sunday night.

Alcohol may have been involved, as the incident continues under investigation.

Updates on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Previously…

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Dive Team was called to an area of Spiritwood Lake Monday (May 19, 2014).

Reports indicate that three men were canoeing on the lake late Sunday or early Monday when the craft capsized tossing them into the water.

One of the three men tried to save one of the other men, and was unsuccessful in an attempt to pull him ashore, as that individual sank in the water, and presumably drowned.

The third man is the subject of the search, and is presumed drowned as well.

The surviving man was helping searchers to find the area where the other two men went into the water.

None of those involved are from Jamestown.

Assisting at the scene are the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Police Department and North Dakota Game and Fish Department.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking boaters to stay off Spiritwood Lake to allow dive crews better access to the lake.

Alcohol may have been involved, as the  incident continues under investigation.