Bodies of 6 of 8 Idaho Plane Collision Victims Recovered

Boaters flag down authorities to a crashed seaplane near Powderhorn Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho on July 5, 2020 Stephanie Hammett/The Spokesman-Review via AP

SPOKANE, Wash.—Searchers recovered the bodies of six of the eight people killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic mountain lake in Idaho, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

Specialized divers were searching the bottom of Lake Coeur d'Alene for the remaining two victims, sheriff’s Lt. Ryan Higgins said.