Bicyclists spot body in river

At approximately 12 a.m. on Sunday two bicyclists riding west

along the Boise River greenbelt discovered an unidentified body

partially submerged in the river behind the Boise State University

Morrison Center.

Jake Florence and Reisa Obenchan were out for a leisurely

morning ride along the greenbelt when they saw the body. Florence

immediately called 911 to report the discovery.

Ada County sheriffs from the BSU substation and the Boise Fire

Department were the first to arrive on the scene. Officers

immediately cordoned off the general vicinity.

A large crowd looked on as Boise Fire Department dive

team members arrived and removed the body from the river at

approximately 1:45 p.m.

By this time, jurisdiction of the scene had been handed over to

the Boise City Police Department.

Lt. Mike Monroe of the Boise Police department said the next

step in the investigation is to positively identify the body to

allow for the notification of the next of kin.

Monroe said the autopsy on the body, already determined to be a

male subject, will be completed in the next 24 hours.

“The autopsy will give us a lot of information on what we

need to know and whether the investigation is a homicide or natural

death or whatever,” Monroe said.

Both bicyclists expressed shock over the discovery.

“Your reaction is that this is not what you think it

is,” Florence said. “You think it’s probably a

scarecrow or something Halloween-like that fell in the

river.”

Jason Kauffman
News Editor

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