KOOSKIA, ID – Searchers are working to find a lost huckleberry picker about 3.3 miles from Canyon Junction. According to the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office, 64-year-old Daniel Yeigh was picking berries about 20 feet off 500 Road when he disappeared. He was last seen wearing a green shirt and Levi’s jeans with a Folger’s can tied around his waist.
The search for the Kooskia man began early Saturday morning and is continuing.
“During the search, we’ve deployed approximately 45 ground searchers, five dog teams, a helicopter and a drone to search for Mr. Yeigh,” officials say.
“Idaho County Sheriff Doug Ulmer wishes to thank the Latah County Sheriff’s Office dog team, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office dog team, the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office dog team, Grangeville Mountain Rescue (GMRU), the Idaho County Posse, Idaho County Search and Rescue, the Idaho County Drone team, Two Bear Air, and North Central Idaho Amateur Radio Club (NCI-ARC) for their assistance with this search. He also wishes to [thank] Bonnie at Tom Cat’s and Subway for their quick assistance in assembling lunches to feed the searchers,” the press release adds.
