Family members travel to Idaho to search for missing 21-year-old in river – East Idaho News

EMMETT (KIVI TV) — A person continues to be lacking after falling out of his raft on the Payette River in Emmett Saturday close to the Washington Road bridge, in accordance with the Gem County Sheriff’s Division.

The sheriff’s division has been out looking for 21-year-old Everette Jackson since round 8 p.m. His household, who traveled all the best way from Louisiana, mentioned he went tubing on the river along with his girlfriend and was swept by a present after they missed their exit from the river.

“When it’s your member of the family, nobody goes to search for him such as you would search for him,” his niece Breon Lyons mentioned.

His household mentioned to know him was to like him and described him because the “sweetest individual” and one in every of life’s greatest blessings.

“It hits totally different when it’s your member of the family,” his sister Kenya Lyons mentioned.

His household needed to wait till Monday to fly out to Boise resulting from dangerous climate within the Treasure Valley. As soon as the climate cleared out, they took the following flight out and landed in Idaho round 1 a.m. Tuesday.

“We have been so far-off in Louisiana to the place we couldn’t assist him. We weren’t there to assist him,” Breon mentioned.

With excessive flows and murky water, the sheriff’s division mentioned it’s laborious to see something within the river, however the search crew is utilizing jet boats, drones and a helicopter to look.

“I’ve obtained two river boats out on the river looking out the banks as we communicate,” Gem County Sheriff Donnie Wunder mentioned. “We’ve obtained a few spotters who’re wanting up and down the financial institution as properly.”

Everette’s household isn’t giving up hope and has spent the day strolling up and down the riverbanks in Emmett after touchdown in Idaho lower than 24 hours in the past.

“We’ve been out right here since about 8:30 a.m. simply patrolling the realm, checking the river and simply calling out for his identify simply attempting to hope to god to simply present us an indication,” his niece added.

Certainly one of his sisters Meagan Jackson says she was given an indication this morning whereas looking out.

“I used to be standing by the river and I mentioned ‘child boy please give me any signal’ and I walked the to rocks after I completed praying, and feathers fell out of the tree to the bottom, however I noticed no chook. I’m holding onto that,” she mentioned.

The household began a GoFundMe to assist out with journey prices.

“He’s coming dwelling. We’re not stopping,” they mentioned. “There’s no, ‘OK I’ve obtained to go away.’ We’re going to discover him and we’re taking him dwelling. That’s it.

The Gem County Sheriff’s Division is urging the general public to steer clear of the river whereas they proceed this search. They warn that the fast movement excessive water degree and chilly water temperatures current life-threatening situations and it’s greatest to remain away from the realm.