POCATELLO — The physique of a lacking 16-year-old boy has been recovered from the Snake River close to the American Falls Reservoir.
Jayden Jensen of Pocatello disappeared into the river about 300 yards north of the American Falls Reservoir on Dec. 6, whereas he was duck looking with a bunch of pals.
Despite a number of weeks of intense looking out by the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, the Jensen household, and plenty of native volunteers, authorities known as off the official search as a consequence of rising harsh winter climate situations. However, some volunteer efforts continued alongside the household.
RELATED | Community, searchers nonetheless decided in effort to seek out and get better Jayden Jensen
On Monday, the sheriff’s workplace posted on Facebook that the physique has been recovered by a bunch of native volunteers:
“Earlier today we received a call from local volunteers (who wish to remain anonymous) that have been working with Jayden’s family near where the incident occurred. They have been battling the ice and the poor road conditions.
Recently, they were able to procure the donated use of an underwater drone that was nimble and maneuverable enough to navigate some of the more difficult areas. Thankfully, this was a recipe for success. Jayden was located on the bottom of the river channel and brought to the surface. He was near perfectly preserved.
The coroner’s office then responded with us and we were able to be near the family when the longed after moment of closure was finally here.
On behalf of the family, we would like to thank every single person that had a role and put effort into bringing Jayden home. That’s from the initial day until today, the day his Grandmother’s Birthday wish came true. There were countless man hours, thoughts, and prayers from far and wide. This incident brought us all together, but it was time.
May Jayden rest in peace, and may his legacy live on through us all.”
RELATED | Authorities name off seek for Pocatello teen who fell in water 12 days in the past
Bingham County Chief Deputy Jordyn Nebeker tells EastIdahoNews.com it was nice to see the group help the Jensen household.
“The silver lining to this incident was seeing the overwhelming support of the community and having the opportunity to brush shoulders with Jayden’s friends and family,” Nebeker mentioned. “They are strong, remarkable people that have no quit in them. May this bring them the peace and closure they all deserve.”
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to the Jensen household for touch upon the restoration. This article might be up to date if we obtain responses.
=htmlentities(get_the_title())?>%0Dpercent0Apercent0Dpercent0A=get_permalink()?>%0Dpercent0Apercent0Dpercent0A=htmlentities(‘For extra tales like this one, be sure you go to https://www.eastidahonews.com/ for the entire latest information, group occasions and extra.’)?>&topic=Check%20outpercent20thispercent20storypercent20frompercent20EastIdahoNews” class=”fa-stack jDialog”>
