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Corner identifies body discovered during snorkel training in the Boise River

body found Boise river by ACSO snorkel team
Posted at 2:38 PM, Jul 23, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-02 18:12:50-04

BOISE, Idaho — The Ada County Coroner has identified the body discovered by a snorkle training class in the Boise River as 58-year-old Christopher Glass, who had been reported missing on February 17, 2017.

Human remains were recovered from the Boise River in July by the Ada County Sheriff's Office Dive Team.

The body was discovered in the water by the Parkcenter bridge, near Walnut Street. The ACSO dive team was doing a snorkeling training exercise when they discovered the remains on July 22.

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The body had been reported to have been in the river for an extended period of time.

The cause and manner of death are still pending. An investigation is being conducted by the Ada County Sheriff's Office.