Bayview residents noticed that a houseboat owned by Gavin Eppard began to sink in mid-March of this year. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality reported that Timberlake Fire Protection District was called in to assist when there was a fuel leak in July.
September 16, 2025
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September 16, 2025 1:09 a.m.
Submerged houseboat floated, removed from Lake Pend Oreille
Had been underwater since mid-March after sinking at Bayview
Ever since a winter storm partially submerged a houseboat in mid-March, Bayview residents have been watching as it sunk deeper, eventually being dragged out of the water Thursday.