Stolen excavator located

SPIRIT LAKE - A Komatsu excavator that was reported stolen on Oct. 23 has been located and returned to its owner.

The yellow excavator, Model GC25 and valued at $15,000, was stolen from 31079 N. Caravelle Road in Athol.

After the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office received a telephone call from a Kootenai County resident about the location of the excavator, it was recovered in Bonner County north of Spirit Lake.

"At the present time, the theft is an ongoing investigation with no one in custody," a KCSO press release issued on Wednesday stated.

The excavator was not damaged.