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COURTESY PHOTO Boundary County Sheriff’s Detective/ Marine Deputy Caleb Watts and Boundary County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Steve Ussher with the new boat for the Sheriff’s Marine Program.

COURTESY PHOTO Boundary County Sheriff’s Detective/ Marine Deputy Caleb Watts and Boundary County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Steve Ussher with the new boat for the Sheriff’s Marine Program.

January 16, 2020

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Sheriff's marine program receives second boat
January 16, 2020 midnight

Sheriff's marine program receives second boat

BONNERS FERRY — In the Jan. 1 BNSF train derailment, where the front locomotive ended up in the Kootenai River with the conductor and engineer initially trapped inside, the Boundary County Sheriff’s Marine Program played an important part, navigating treacherous waters at night with the Sheriff’s boat to reach the stranded BNSF employees and transfer them to safety.