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| June 18, 2014 9:00 PM

• Rafter remains missing

COEUR d'ALENE - A 35-year-old Coeur d'Alene man involved in a rafting accident on June 8 remains missing, the Idaho County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

Andrew Joseph "A.J." Gray was rafting with a group on the Salmon River near Lucile, Idaho, when the raft flipped and several people went into the river, according to reports.

Authorities said Gray was not wearing a life vest and could not be located.

• Man dies after boat collision

IDAHO FALLS (AP) - A southeastern Idaho man has died and another sustained minor injuries after their personal watercraft collided on Ririe Reservoir.

The Blaine County Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Lakoda Stommel of Idaho Falls died following the collision Sunday afternoon.

Officials say Stommel went into cardiac arrest and had to be revived before being transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Authorities say 28-year-old Matthew Harmon of Idaho Falls was not transported to a hospital.

Both men wore life jackets at the time of the crash. Police continue to investigate.