Dana Farnes speaks to a room full of friends, family, first responders and medical professionals at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene.
July 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026 1:08 a.m.
Stabbing victim gives thanks those who saved him
Stabbing victim gives thanks those who saved him
On July 3, 2025, Farnes, 56, was nearly killed at a Coeur d’Alene group home for adults with special needs. Working there twice a week, Farnes had tried to intervene in a knife fight when one resident ended up stabbing him in his torso and arm – an ordeal he survived.