Teen's death likely a suicide

COEUR d’ALENE – A missing 17-year-old Post Falls girl was found dead in Lake Coeur d’Alene in the Higgens Point Recreational Area on Monday night.

There were no signs of foul play and the incident appears to be a suicide, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department.

The KCSD was requested to assist Post Falls Police at 9:45 p.m. to locate the missing girl, who was possibly suicidal.

Cell phone tracking was used and gave the recreational area just east of Coeur d’Alene as the possible location. After a search of the area, indications were that the victim was in the water.

“Some of her personal effects (including cell phone) were on the shoreline,” said KCSD Lt. Stu Miller.

KCSD divers located the girl in 35 feet of water about 50 feet from shore.

“A diver located her within minutes,” Miller said.

The girl was pronounced dead at the scene.