Coroner identifies man pulled from Snake River on Monday
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IDAHO FALLS — An investigation is underway after a man was pulled from the Snake River in Idaho Falls on Monday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead.
The Bonneville County Coroner has identified the man as 76-year-old Bruce Dobson of Ammon.
Emergency crews were called to the river near Quality Inn at 525 River Parkway around 5:20 p.m. after receiving reports that the man had either fallen or jumped into the river.
The Idaho Falls Police Department, Idaho Falls Fire Department and Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and began lifesaving measures on the man. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The incident is being investigated as a possible suicide, but the manner of death has not been officially determined, according to both the police and the coroner.
CORRECTION: EastIdahoNews.com originally reported that the man jumped into the river and that police had determined his death was a suicide. While those remain possible scenarios, neither has been confirmed, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation. We apologize for the error.
