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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Searchers using remote underwater vehicles recovered the bodies of two men who drowned on Spiritwood Lake near Jamestown early Monday morning. The men were in a canoe that capsized. A third man made it to shore.
Authorities have identified the two Idaho men believed to have drowned in a boating accident on Spiritwood Lake in southeastern North Dakota. The bodies of 23-year-old Damian Calzadias of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and 24-year-old Alonso Martinez of Twin Falls, Idaho. The bodies were recovered Monday.
Authorities say 32-year-old Blake Roberts of Big Sky, Montana, was able to make it to shore after the men’s canoe capsized about midnight Sunday.
Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser says the victims were contractors from Idaho who were remodeling a lakeside home.
Kaiser says it’s unknown why the group was on the lake at midnight but it’s believed alcohol was a factor.
