Missing dirt bikers found safe

HAYDEN — Two dirt bikers were found safe Monday morning after being reported missing Sunday.

Kootenai County Sheriff's Office deputies, along with search and rescue and the Kootenai Regional Air Support Unit, found the men near Barney Creek on Forest Service Road 206 at about 8 a.m., a press release said.

One of the dirt bikes had broken down Sunday.

Both men, one from Cheney, Wash., and the other from the Spokane Valley, were cold, wet and exhausted, but otherwise OK.

According to the KCSO press release, backcountry roads are still snow-covered in many areas, so users must be familiar with the area and prepared for mechanical malfunctions prior to venturing out.