A U.S. Navy barge, with an attached oil slick pad, aids volunteer divers and salvage crews in pulling refuse from the lake floor.
May 8, 2026
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Array of trash removed from Lake Pend Oreille at Bayview
Oil drums, rotted metal, refrigerators, ovens, toilets, tires, and boilers. These are just some of the things that the Lake Pond Oreille Idaho Club pulled from the depths of the Bayview area of Pond Orielle Lake.