Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
NORTH BEACH, Idaho. The Bear Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a drowning at North Beach.
The Sheriff's Office said it received a report around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, that a man had fallen off his inner tube on Bear Lake and could not be located. Kayakers reported seeing a man struggling in the lake. Witnesses say that he was not wearing a life jacket. They tried to get to him but he slipped underwater before they could.
Emergency units from the Sheriff's Office and other agencies responded to Bear Lake to search for the man but he could not be found on Saturday The search was eventually called off on Saturday evening because of darkness.
Search and rescue teams recovered the body of 27 year old Martin Garcia of Logan, who is the father of six children, Sunday afternoon. Garcia's body was detected by sonar and recovered around 1 p.m. in about 6-8-foot deep water. Garcia has Garden City relatives.
The North Beach boat ramp was closed to the public during the search while the beach remained open for day use.
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