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Photo by MANDI BATEMAN The new Sheriff’s boat will join the current jet boat (pictured here towing a standed boat), to help keep the Boundary County waterways safe.

Photo by MANDI BATEMAN The new Sheriff’s boat will join the current jet boat (pictured here towing a standed boat), to help keep the Boundary County waterways safe.

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.