Authorities have identified a headless body found in the Snake River near the Idaho/Washington border last month.
According to the Lewiston Tribune (http://tinyurl.com/lpfbb4o), police believe the body belongs to Gary L. Thompson, who was presumed to have drowned in 2008. The Potlatch man disappeared in the Clearwater River while fishing alone.
The headless decomposed body was found in the Snake River two weeks ago in eastern Washington near the town of Clarkston, which is located west of Lewiston, Idaho. Police also said that the man’s head appears to have come off during decomposition. No foul play is suspected.
The case was solved thanks to a set of keys found in the missing man’s pocket. After police contacted Sharon Thompson, the missing man’s wife, she drove her husband’s old pickup truck to see if the found keys would work, and the engine started right up.
Sharon also identified a money clip and other items found with the body.
Gary L. Thompson disappeared in May 2008 when it is believed that he fell off his boat while fishing the Clearwater River near Spalding, located approximately 15 miles east of where the body was found. Authorities believed he had drowned.
