Photo courtesy of IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Tim Turrell is flanked by Rosa and Jim Stowe, the couple he rescued from the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene at Beauty Bay in 1977.
June 12, 2017
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June 12, 2017 2 a.m.
Remembering Turrell's rescue
With a throaty growl, the big diesel engine of the road grader sprang to life on that early Friday morning of May 20, 1977, putting into motion a series of events that culminated with a pickup pitching headlong into the cold waters of Beauty Bay.