A Lewiston man drowned in the Salmon River following a kayaking accident Saturday.
According to the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office, 68-year-old Kenneth Ledgerwood had been kayaking on the Salmon River near Twin Bridges when he was reported missing at about 6 p.m. Saturday. He had been seen earlier in the day wearing a black and gray lifejacket, and his kayak was found upside down, but Ledgerwood was not located.
Searchers were unable to find him. At around 6:20 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a call about a body being found at the Campbell boat ramp near milepost 218 on U.S. Highway 95. The body was identified as Ledgerwood.
