Missing Pinehurst man found dead in Kootenai County backcountry
Kootenai County deputies found 84-year-old Russell D. Lebourdais dead near Latour Creek after his Pinehurst vehicle was located on a road. His last sighting was July 23.
Kootenai County backcountry deputies found 84-year-old Russell D. Lebourdais dead in the Latour Creek area near Baldy Creek after his vehicle turned up on a road, ending a missing-person search that began in Pinehurst nearly a week earlier.
Lebourdais was last seen in Pinehurst on July 23, and a missing-person report was filed with the Pinehurst Police Department on July 28. By about 8 p.m. on July 29, deputies had been dispatched into the remote Latour Creek area after his vehicle was located, narrowing the search to the rugged backcountry east of Pinehurst.
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Lebourdais was found dead Thursday. No cause of death was included, and the information released so far did not indicate whether investigators believed foul play was involved.
North Idaho News social posts identified Lebourdais as a Pinehurst resident and retired veteran. He was last heard from on July 23.
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